Fused bicyclic nitrogen-containing heterocycles

ABSTRACT

Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment or prevention of metabolic and cell proliferative diseases or conditions are provided herein. In particular, the invention provides compounds which modulate the activity of proteins involved in lipid metabolism and cell proliferation.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. ProvisionalApplication Ser. No. 60/428,600, filed Nov. 22, 2002, the content ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] Triglycerides represent the major form of energy stored ineukaryotes. Disorders or imbalances in triglyceride metabolism areimplicated in the pathogenesis of and increased risk for obesity,insulin resistance syndrome and type II diabetes, nonalcoholic fattyliver disease and coronary heart disease (see, Lewis, et al, EndocrineReviews (2002) 23:201 and Malloy and Kane, Adv Intern Med (2001)47:111). Additionally, hypertriglyceridemia is often an adverseconsequence of cancer therapy (see, Bast, et al. Cancer Medicine, 5^(th)Ed., (2000) B. C. Decker, Hamilton, Ontario, Calif.).

[0005] A key enzyme in the synthesis of triglycerides is acylCoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, or DGAT. DGAT is a microsomal enzymethat is widely expressed in mammalian tissues and that catalyzes thejoining of 1,2-diacylglycerol and fatty acyl CoA to form triglyceridesat the endoplasmic reticulum (reviewed in Chen and Farese, TrendsCardiovasc Med (2000) 10:188 and Farese, et al, Curr Opin Lipidol (2000)11:229). It was originally thought that DGAT uniquely controlled thecatalysis of the final step of acylation of diacylglycerol totriglyceride in the two major pathways for triglyceride synthesis, theglycerol phosphate and monoacylglycerol pathways. Because triglyceridesare considered essential for survival, and their synthesis was thoughtto occur through a single mechanism, inhibition of triglyceridesynthesis through inhibiting the activity of DGAT has been largelyunexplored.

[0006] Genes encoding mouse DGAT1 and the related human homologs ARGP1and ARGP2 now have been cloned and characterized (Cases, et al, ProcNatl Acad Sci (1998) 95:13018; Oelkers, et al, J Biol Chem (1998)273:26765). The gene for mouse DGAT1 has been used to create DGATknock-out mice to better elucidate the function of the DGAT gene.Unexpectedly, mice unable to express a functional DGAT enzyme (Dgat−/−mice) are viable and still able to synthesize triglycerides, indicatingthat multiple catalytic mechanisms contribute to triglyceride synthesis(Smith, et al, Nature Genetics (2000) 25:87). Other enzymes thatcatalyze triglyceride synthesis, for example, DGAT2 and diacylglyceroltransacylase, also have been identified (Buhman, J Biol Chem, supra andCases, et al, J Biol Chem (2001) 276:38870).

[0007] Significantly, Dgat−/− mice are resistant to diet-induced obesityand remain lean. Even when fed a high fat diet (21% fat) Dgat−/− micemaintain weights comparable to mice fed a regular diet (4% fat) and havelower total body triglyceride levels. The obesity resistance in Dgat−/−mice is not due to deceased caloric intake, but the result of increasedenergy expenditure and decreased resistance to insulin and leptin(Smith, et al, Nature Genetics, supra; Chen and Farese, TrendsCardiovasc Med, supra; and Chen, et al, J Clin Invest (2002) 109:1049).Additionally, Dgat−/− mice have reduced rates of triglyceride absorption(Buhman, et al, J Biol Chem (2002) 277:25474). In addition to improvedtriglyceride metabolism, Dgat−/− mice also have improved glucosemetabolism, with lower glucose and insulin levels following a glucoseload, in comparison to wild-type mice (Chen and Farese, TrendsCardiovasc Med, supra).

[0008] The finding that multiple enzymes contribute to catalyzing thesynthesis of triglyceride from diacylglycerol is significant, because itpresents the opportunity to modulate one catalytic mechanism of thisbiochemical reaction to achieve therapeutic results in an individualwith minimal adverse side effects. Compounds that inhibit the conversionof diacylglycerol to triglyceride, for instance by specificallyinhibiting the activity of the human homolog of DGAT1, will find use inlowering corporeal concentrations and absorption of triglycerides totherapeutically counteract the pathogenic effects caused by abnormalmetabolism of triglycerides in obesity, insulin resistance syndrome andovert type II diabetes, congestive heart failure and atherosclerosis,and as a consequence of cancer therapy.

[0009] Because of the ever increasing prevalence of obesity, type IIdiabetes, heart disease and cancer in societies throughout the world,there is a pressing need in developing new therapies to effectivelytreat and prevent these diseases. Therefore there is an interest indeveloping compounds that can potently and specifically modulate asingle catalytic mechanism of the enzymatic conversion of diacylglycerolto triglyceride. Of particular promise are compounds that specificallyinhibit the catalytic activity of DGAT1 and its other mammalianhomologs.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The present invention provides fused bicyclic nitrogen-containingheterocyclic compounds that are useful for treating or preventingconditions and disorders associated with DGAT in animals, particularlyhumans.

[0011] In general, the compounds of the present invention arerepresented by the formula (I):

[0012] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or stereoisomerthereof, in which the letter X represents C(R¹) or N; the letter Yrepresents C(R¹), C(R²)(R²), N or N(2); and the letter Z represents O orS. The symbol L¹ represents a bond, (C₁-C₄)alkylene, (C₂-C₄)alkenylene,O or N(Ra)C(O); and W¹ represents a substituted or unsubstituted memberselected from cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl andheteroaryl. The subscript m is 0 or 1, indicating the presence (m is 1)or absence (m is 0) of the additional moiety, L²-W². For thoseembodiments in which m is 1, the symbol L² represents a bond, O,(C₁-C₄)alkylene, (C₂-C₄)alkenylene, (C₁-C₄)heteroalkylene orN(R^(a))C(O); and the symbol W² represents a substituted orunsubstituted member selected from cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl,heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl.

[0013] The remaining substituents, R¹ through R⁷ and R^(a) and R^(b)have the following meanings: each R¹ is independently selected from H,(C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl,aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a) and C(O)NR^(a)R^(b; each R) ² isindependently selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a),C(O)NR^(a)R^(b), aryl and aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; R³ and R⁴ are independentlyselected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b) and (C₁-C₄)alkylene-OR^(a); R⁵ andR⁶ are independently selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a); R⁷ is selected from H,(C₁-C₈)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,C(O)R^(a), OR^(a) and NR^(a)R^(b); and each R^(a) and R^(b) isindependently selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl.

[0014] The dotted line indicates an optional bond. In other optionalembodiments, R³ and R⁴ may be combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or6-membered spiro ring; R², R³ or R⁴ may be combined with W¹ to form a5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ring having from 0 to 3 heteroatoms selectedfrom the group consisting of N, O and S; R⁵ and R⁶ may be combined withthe nitrogen atom to which each is attached to form a 5-, 6- or7-membered ring; when X is C(R¹), R⁵ or R⁶ may be combined with R¹ toform a 5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ring containing the nitrogen atom towhich R⁵ or R⁶ is attached; when X is C(R¹), R⁷ may be combined with R¹to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ring; R² or R¹, when provided as apart of Y, can be combined with R⁵ to form a 5- or 6-membered ring withthe nitrogen to which R⁵ is attached, optionally bearing an oxo moiety;and when m is 1 and L² is a bond, a substituent on W² may be combinedwith a substituent on W¹ to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring fused to W¹and spiro or fused to W², wherein the ring is saturated or unsaturatedand has 0, 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S as ring members.

[0015] Within the above compounds of formula I, the compound is otherthan

[0016] wherein R⁸ is H, NO₂, Cl, methoxy, methyl or phenyl.

[0017] Unless otherwise indicated, the compounds provided in the aboveformula are meant to include all pharmaceutically acceptable salts,prodrugs or stereoisomers thereof.

[0018] The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositionscomprising a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier or excipient.

[0019] The present invention also provides methods for treating orpreventing a condition or disorder selected from the group consisting ofobesity, diabetes, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, cachexia, syndrome X,metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia,hyperinsulinemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia,mixed dyslipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, nonalcoholic fatty liverdisease, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, acute heart failure,congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy,myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, hypertension, hypotension,stroke, ischemia, ischemic reperfusion injury, aneurysm, restenosis,vascular stenosis, solid tumors, skin cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, breastcancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, esophagealcancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer,bladder cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, testicular cancer andovarian cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof atherapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention. Forthis method and the methods provided below, the compound of theinvention will, in some embodiments, be administered in combination witha second therapeutic agent.

[0020] The present invention also provides methods for treating orpreventing conditions and disorders associated with DGAT, comprisingadministering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effectiveamount of a compound of the invention.

[0021] The present invention further provides methods for treating orpreventing conditions and disorders mediated by DGAT, comprisingadministering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effectiveamount of a compound of the invention.

[0022] The present invention further provides methods for modulatingDGAT comprising contacting a cell with a compound of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Not Applicable

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Abbreviations and Definitions

[0024] The terms “treat”, “treating” and “treatment” refer to a methodof alleviating or abrogating a disease and/or its attendant symptoms.

[0025] The terms “prevent”, “preventing” and “prevention” refer to amethod of preventing the onset of a disease and/or its attendantsymptoms or barring a subject from acquiring a disease. As used herein,“prevent”, “preventing” and “prevention” also include delaying the onsetof a disease and/or its attendant symptoms and reducing a subject's riskof acquiring a disease.

[0026] The term “therapeutically effective amount” refers to that amountof the compound being administered sufficient to prevent development ofor alleviate to some extent one or more of the symptoms of the conditionor disorder being treated.

[0027] As used herein, “diabetes” refers to type I diabetes mellitusjuvenile onset diabetes, insulin dependent-diabetes mellitus or IDDM) ortype II diabetes mellitus (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus orNIDDM), preferably, type II diabetes.

[0028] As used herein, “syndrome X” refers to a collection ofabnormalities including hyperinsulinemia, obesity, elevated levels oftriglycerides, uric acid, fibrinogen, small dense LDL particles andplasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), and decreased levels of HDLcholesterol. Syndrome X is further meant to include metabolic syndrome.

[0029] As used herein, the term “obesity” refers to the excessiveaccumulation of body fat. Obesity may have genetic, environmental (e.g.,expending less energy than is consumed) and regulatory determinants.Obesity includes exogenous, hyperinsulinar, hyperplasmic, hypothyroid,hypothalamic, symptomatic, infantile, upper body, alimentary,hypogonadal, simple and central obesity, hypophyseal adiposity andhyperphagia. Metabolic disorders, such as hyperlidemia and diabetes, andcardiovascular disorders, such as hypertension and coronary arterydisease, are commonly associated with obesity.

[0030] The term “modulate” refers to the ability of a compound toincrease or decrease the function, or activity, of DGAT. “Modulation”,as used herein in its various forms, is intended to encompassantagonism, agonism, partial antagonism and/or partial agonism of theactivity associated with DGAT. DGAT inhibitors are compounds that, e.g.,bind to, partially or totally block stimulation, decrease, prevent,delay activation, inactivate, desensitize, or down regulate signaltransduction. DGAT activators are compounds that, e.g., bind to,stimulate, increase, open, activate, facilitate, enhance activation,sensitize or up regulate signal transduction.

[0031] The term “composition” as used herein is intended to encompass aproduct comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts,as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, fromcombination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts. By“pharmaceutically acceptable” it is meant the carrier, diluent orexcipient must be compatible with the other ingredients of theformulation and not deleterious to the recipient thereof.

[0032] The “subject” is defined herein to include animals such asmammals, including, but not limited to, primates (e.g., humans), cows,sheep, goats, horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, mice and the like. Inpreferred embodiments, the subject is a human.

[0033] The term “DGAT” refers to the acyl CoA:diacylglycerolacyltransferase or a variant thereof, unless otherwise stated. DGATvariants include proteins substantially homologous to native DGAT, i.e.,proteins having one or more naturally or non-naturally occurring aminoacid deletions, insertions or substitutions (e.g., DGAT derivatives,homologs and fragments). The amino acid sequence of a DGAT variantpreferably is at least about 80% identical to a native DGAT, morepreferably at least about 90% identical, and most preferably at leastabout 95% identical.

[0034] As used herein, the term “DGAT-associated condition or disorder”refers to a condition or disorder associated with inappropriate, e.g.,less than or greater than normal, DGAT activity and atleast partiallyresponsive to or affected by DGAT modulation (e.g., a DGAT inhibitor orantagonist results in some improvement in patient well-being in at leastsome patients). Inappropriate DGAT fuinctional activity might arise asthe result of DGAT expression in cells which normally do not expressDGAT decreased DGAT expression or increased DGAT expression. ADGAT-associated condition or disorder may include a DGAT-mediatedcondition or disorder.

[0035] As used herein, the term “DGAT-mediated condition or disorder”and the like refers to a condition or disorder characterized byinappropriate, e.g., less than or greater than normal, DGAT activity. ADGAT-mediated condition or disorder may be completely or partiallymediated by inappropriate DGAT activity. However, a DGAT-mediatedcondition or disorder is one in which modulation of DGAT results in someeffect on the underlying condition or disease (e.g., a DGAT inhibitor orantagonist results in some improvement in patient well-being in at leastsome patients).

[0036] The term “alkyl,” by itself or as part of another substituent,means, unless otherwise stated, a straight or branched chain, or cyclichydrocarbon radical, or combination thereof, which is fully saturated,having the number of carbon atoms designated (i.e. C₁-C₈ means one toeight carbons). Examples of alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl,n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, cyclohexyl,(cyclohexyl)methyl, cyclopropylmethyl, homologs and isomers of, forexample, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl and the like.

[0037] The term “alkenyl”, by itself or as part of another substituent,means a straight or branched chain, or cyclic hydrocarbon radical, orcombination thereof, which may be mono- or polyunsaturated, having thenumber of carbon atoms designated (i.e. C₂-C₈ means two to eightcarbons) and one or more double bonds. Examples of alkenyl groupsinclude vinyl, 2-propenyl, crotyl, 2-isopentenyl, 2-(butadienyl),2,4-pentadienyl, 3-(1,4-pentadienyl) and higher homologs and isomersthereof.

[0038] The term “alkynyl”, by itself or as part of another substituent,means a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radical, or combinationthereof, which may be mono- or polyunsaturated, having the number ofcarbon atoms designated (i.e. C₂-C₈ means two to eight carbons) and oneor more triple bonds. Examples of alkynyl groups include ethynyl, 1- and3-propynyl, 3-butynyl and higher homologs and isomers thereof.

[0039] The term “alkylene” by itself or as part of another substituentmeans a divalent radical derived from alkyl, as exemplified by—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—. Typically, an alkyl (or alkylene) group will have from 1to 24 carbon atoms, with those groups having 10 or fewer carbon atomsbeing preferred in the present invention. A “lower alkyl” or “loweralkylene” is a shorter chain alkyl or alkylene group, generally havingeight or fewer carbon atoms. Similarly, “alkenylene” and “alkynylene”refer to unsaturated versions of alkylene, having at least one doublebond or a triple bond, respectively. For example, “alkenylene” is meantto include —CH₂CH═CHCH₂—, while “alkynylene” is meant to include—CH₂C≡CCH₂—.

[0040] The terms “alkoxy,” “alkylamino” and “alkylthio” (or thioalkoxy)are used in their conventional sense, and refer to those alkyl groupsattached to the remainder of the molecule via an oxygen atom, an aminogroup, or a sulfur atom, respectively.

[0041] The term “heteroalkyl,” by itself or in combination with anotherterm, means, unless otherwise stated, a stable straight or branchedchain, or cyclic hydrocarbon radical, or combinations thereof,consisting of the stated number of carbon atoms and from one to threeheteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N, Si and S,wherein the nitrogen and sulfur atoms may optionally be oxidized and thenitrogen heteroatom may optionally be quatemized. The heteroatom(s) O, Nand S may be placed at any interior position of the heteroalkyl group.The heteroatom Si may be placed at any position of the heteroalkylgroup, including the position at which the alkyl group is attached tothe remainder of the molecule. Examples include —CH₂—CH₂—O—CH₃,—CH₂—CH₂—NH—CH₃, —CH₂—CH₂—N(CH₃)—CH₃, —CH₂—S—CH₂—CH₃,—CH₂—CH₂,—S(O)—CH₃, —CH₂—CH₂—S(O)₂—CH₃, —CH═CH—O—CH₃, —Si(CH₃)₃,—CH₂—CH═N—OCH₃, and —CH═CH—N(CH₃)—CH₃. Up to two heteroatoms may beconsecutive, such as, for example, —CH₂—NH—OCH₃ and —CH₂—O—Si(CH₃)₃.

[0042] Similarly, the term “heteroalkylene” by itself or as part ofanother substituent means a divalent radical derived from heteroalkyl,as exemplified by —CH₂—CH₂—S—CH₂CH₂— and —CH₂—S—CH₂—CH₂—NH—CH₂—. Forheteroalkylene groups, heteroatoms can also occupy either or both of thechain termini (e.g., alkyleneoxy, alkylenedioxy, alkyleneamino,alkylenediamino, and the like). Still further, for alkylene andheteroalkylene linking groups, no orientation of the linking group isimplied.

[0043] The terms “cycloalkyl” and “heterocycloalkyl”, by themselves orin combination with other terms, represent, unless otherwise stated,cyclic versions of “alkyl” and “heteroalkyl”, respectively. Accordingly,a cycloalkyl group has the number of carbon atoms designated (i.e.,C₃-C₈ means three to eight carbons) and may also have one or two doublebonds. A heterocycloalkyl group consists of the number of carbon atomsdesignated and from one to three heteroatoms selected from the groupconsisting of O, N, Si and S, and wherein the nitrogen and sulfur atomsmay optionally be oxidized and the nitrogen heteroatom may optionally bequatemized. Additionally, for heterocycloalkyl, a heteroatom can occupythe position at which the heterocycle is attached to the remainder ofthe molecule. Examples of cycloalkyl include cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,1-cyclohexenyl, 3-cyclohexenyl, cycloheptyl, and the like. Examples ofheterocycloalkyl include 1-(1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridyl), 1-piperidinyl,2-piperidinyl, 3-piperidinyl, 4-morpholinyl, 3-morpholinyl,tetrahydrofuran-2-yl, tetrahydrofuran-3-yl, tetrahydrothien-2-yl,tetrahydrothien-3-yl, 1-piperazinyl, 2-piperazinyl, and the like.

[0044] The terms “halo” and “halogen,” by themselves or as part ofanother substituent, mean, unless otherwise stated, a fluorine,chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom. Additionally, terms such as“haloalkyl,” are meant to include alkyl substituted with halogen atoms,which can be the same or different, in a number ranging from one to(2m′+1), where m′ is the total number of carbon atoms in the alkylgroup. For example, the term “halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl” is mean to includetrifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 4-chlorobutyl, 3-bromopropyl, andthe like. Thus, the term “haloalkyl” includes monohaloalkyl (alkylsubstituted with one halogen atom) and polyhaloalkyl (alkyl substitutedwith halogen atoms in a number ranging from two to (2m′+1) halogenatoms, where m′ is the total number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group).The term “perhaloalkyl” means, unless otherwise stated, alkylsubstituted with (2m′+1) halogen atoms, where m′ is the total number ofcarbon atoms in the alkyl group. For example the term“perhalo(C₁-C₄)alkyl” is meant to include trifluoromethyl,pentachloroethyl, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-bromo-2-chloroethyl and the like.

[0045] The term “aryl” means, unless otherwise stated, apolyunsaturated, typically aromatic, hydrocarbon substituent which canbe a single ring or multiple rings (up to three rings) which are fusedtogether or linked covalently. Non-limiting examples of aryl groupsinclude phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 4-biphenyl and1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene.

[0046] The term “heteroaryl” refers to aryl groups (or rings) thatcontain from one to four heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S, whereinthe nitrogen and sulfur atoms are optionally oxidized and the nitrogenheteroatom are optionally quaternized. A heteroaryl group can beattached to the remainder of the molecule through a heteroatom.Non-limiting examples of heteroaryl groups include 1-pyrrolyl,2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 2-imidazolyl, 4-imidazolyl,pyrazinyl, 2-oxazolyl, 4-oxazolyl, 2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl, 5-oxazolyl,3-isoxazolyl, 4-isoxazolyl, 5-isoxazolyl, 2-thiazolyl, 4-thiazolyl,5-thiazolyl, 2-furyl, 3-furyl, 2-thienyl, 3-thienyl, 2-pyridyl,3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidyl, 4-pyrimidyl, 5-benzothiazolyl,purinyl, 2-benzimidazolyl, 5-indolyl, 1-isoquinolyl, 5-isoquinolyl,2-quinoxalinyl, 5-quinoxalinyl, 3-quinolyl and 6-quinolyl.

[0047] For brevity, the term “aryl” when used in combination with otherterms (e.g., aryloxy, arylthioxy, arylalkyl) includes both aryl andheteroaryl rings as defined above. Thus, the term “arylalkyl” is meantto include those radicals in which an aryl group is attached to an alkylgroup (e.g., benzyl, phenethyl, pyridylmethyl and the like) includingthose alkyl groups in which a carbon atom (e.g., a methylene group) hasbeen replaced by, for example, an oxygen atom (e.g., phenoxymethyl,2-pyridyloxymethyl, 3-(1-naphthyloxy)propyl, and the like).

[0048] Each of the above terms (e.g., “alkyl,” “heteroalkyl,” “aryl” and“heteroaryl”) is meant to include both substituted and unsubstitutedforms of the indicated radical. Preferred substituents for each type ofradical are provided below.

[0049] Substituents for the alkyl and heteroalkyl radicals (as well asthose groups referred to as alkylene, alkenyl, heteroalkylene,heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl andheterocycloalkenyl) can be a variety of groups selected from: —OR′, ═O,═NR′, ═N—OR′, —NR′R′, —SR′, halogen, —SiR′R″R′″, —OC(O)R′, —C(O)R′,—CO₂R′, —CONR′R″, —OC(O)NR′R″, —NR″C(O)R′, —NR′—C(O)NR″R′″,—NR′—SO₂NR″R′″, —NR′CO₂R′, —NH—C(NH₂)═NH, —NR′C(NH₂)═NH, —NH—C(NH₂)═NR′,—S(O)R′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″, —NR″SO₂R′, —CN and —NO₂, in a number rangingfrom zero to three, with those groups having zero, one or twosubstituents being particularly preferred. R′, R″ and R′″ eachindependently refer to hydrogen, unsubstituted (C₁-C₈)alkyl andheteroalkyl, unsubstituted aryl, aryl substituted with one to threehalogens, unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy groups, oraryl-(C₁-C₄)alkyl groups. When R′ and R″ are attached to the samenitrogen atom, they can be combined with the nitrogen atom to form a 5-,6- or 7-membered ring. For example, —NR′R″ is meant to include1-pyrrolidinyl and 4-morpholinyl. Additionally, the above substituentscan be attached to the alkyl group (or alkylene, cycloalkyl and thelike) via a spacer of from one to four carbon atoms, generally presentas methylene or branched unsubstituted alkylene (e.g. —CH₂CH₂— and—CH(CH₃)CH₂—), alkenylene or alkynylene group. Typically, an alkyl orheteroalkyl group will have from zero to three substituents, with thosegroups having two or fewer substituents being preferred in the presentinvention. More preferably, an alkyl or heteroalkyl radical will beunsubstituted or monosubstituted. Most preferably, an alkyl orheteroalkyl radical will be unsubstituted. From the above discussion ofsubstituents, one of skill in the art will understand that the term“alkyl” is meant to include groups such as trihaloalkyl (e.g., —CF₃ and—CH₂CF₃).

[0050] Preferred substituents for the alkyl and heteroalkyl radicals areselected from: —OR′, ═O, —NR′R″, —SR′, halogen, —SiR′R″R′″, —OC(O)R′,—C(O)R′, —CO₂R′, —CONR′R″, —OC(O)NR′R″, —NR″C(O)R′, —NR′CO₂R′,—NR′—SO₂NR″R′″, —S(O)R′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″, —NR″SO₂R′, —CN and —NO₂,where R′ and R″ are as defined above. Further preferred substituents areselected from: —OR′, ═O, —NR′R″, halogen, —OC(O)R′, —CO₂R′, —CONR′R″,—OC(O)NR′R″, —NR″C(O)R′, —NR″CO₂R′, —NR′—SO₂NR″R′″, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″,—NR″SO₂R, —CN and —NO₂. Additionally, each of the preferred and furtherpreferred substituents can be attached to the alkyl group (or alkylene,cycloalkyl and the like) via a spacer of from one to four carbon atoms,generally present as methylene or branched unsubstituted alkylenegroups.

[0051] Similarly, substituents for the aryl and heteroaryl groups arevaried and selected from: halogen, —OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′R″, —SR′, —R′,—CN, —NO₂, —CO₂R′, —CONR′R″, —C(O)R′, —OC(O)NR′R″, —NR″C(O)R′,—NR″CO₂R′, —NR′—C(O)NR″R′″, —NR′—SO₂NR″R′″, —NH—C(NH₂)═NH,—NR′C(NH₂)═NH, —NH—C(NH₂)═NR′, —S(O)R′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″, —NR″SO₂R′,—N₃, —CH(Ph)₂, perfluoro(C₁-C₄)alkoxy and perfluoro(C₁-C₄)alkyl, in anumber ranging from zero to the total number of open valences on thearomatic ring system; and where R′, R″ and R′″ are independentlyselected from hydrogen, (C₁-C₈)alkyl and heteroalkyl, unsubstituted aryland heteroaryl, (unsubstituted aryl)-(C₁-C₄)alkyl and (unsubstitutedaryl)oxy-(C₁-C₄)alkyl. When the aryl group is1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, it may be substituted with a substitutedor unsubstituted (C₃-C₇)spirocycloalkyl group. The(C₃-C₇)spirocycloalkyl group may be substituted in the same manner asderined herein for “cycloalkyl”. Typically, an aryl or heteroaryl groupwill have from zero to three substituents, with those groups having twoor fewer substituents being preferred in the present invention. In oneembodiment of the invention, an aryl or heteroaryl group will beunsubstituted or monosubstituted. In another embodiment, an aryl orheteroaryl group will be unsubstituted. When substituted, the abovesubstituents can be attached to the aryl or heteroaryl group via aspacer of from one to four carbon atoms, generally present as methyleneor branched unsubstituted alkylene groups (e.g. —CH₂CH₂— and—CH(CH₃)CH₂—).

[0052] Preferred substituents for aryl and heteroaryl groups areselected from: halogen, —OR′, —OC(O)R′, —NR′R″, —SR′, —R′, —CN, —NO₂,—CO₂R′, —CONR′R″, —C(O)R′, —OC(O)NR′R″, —NR″C(O)R′, —S(O)R′, —SO₂R′,—SO₂NR′R″, —NR″SO₂R′, —N₃, —CH(Ph)₂, perfluoro(C₁-C₄)alkoxy andperfluoro(C₁-C₄)alkyl, where R′ and R″ are as defined above. Furtherpreferred substituents are selected from: halogen, —OR′, —OC(O)R′,—NR′R″, —R′, —CN, —NO₂, —CO₂R′, —CONR′R″, —NR″C(O)R′, —SO₂R′, —SO₂NR′R″,—NR′SO₂R′, perfluoro(C₁-C₄)alkoxy and perfluoro(C₁-C₄)alkyl. As above,these substituents are optionally attached to the aryl or heteroarylmoiety via a spacer of from one to four methylene groups.

[0053] It is to be understood that the substituent —CO₂H, as usedherein, includes bioisosteric replacements therefor, such as:

[0054] and the like. See, e.g., The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry;Wermuth, C. G., Ed.; Academic Press: New York, 1996; p. 203.

[0055] Two of the substituents on adjacent atoms of the aryl orheteroaryl ring may optionally be replaced with a substituent of theformula —T—C(O)—(CH₂)q—U—, wherein T and U are independently —NH—, —O—,—CH₂— or a single bond, and q is an integer of from 0 to 2.Alternatively, two of the substituents on adjacent atoms of the aryl orheteroaryl ring may optionally be replaced with a substituent of theformula —A—(CH₂)r—B—, wherein A and B are independently —CH₂—, —O—,—NH—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)₂—, —S(O)₂NR′— or a single bond, and r is aninteger of from 1 to 3. One of the single bonds of the new ring soformed may optionally be replaced with a double bond. Alternatively, twoof the substituents on adjacent atoms of the aryl or heteroaryl ring mayoptionally be replaced with a substituent of the formula—(CH₂)_(s)—X—(CH₂)t—, where s and t are independently integers of from 0to 3, and X is —O—, —NR′—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)₂—, or —S(O)₂NR′—. Thesubstituent R′ in —NR′— and —S(O)₂NR′— is selected from hydrogen orunsubstituted (C₁-C₆)alkyl.

[0056] As used herein, the term “heteroatom” is meant to include oxygen(0), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) and silicon (Si).

[0057] The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” is meant to includesalts of the active compounds which are prepared with relativelynontoxic acids or bases, depending on the particular substituents foundon the compounds described herein. When compounds of the presentinvention contain relatively acidic functionalities, base addition saltscan be obtained by contacting the free acid form of such compounds witha sufficient amount of the desired base, either neat or in a suitableinert solvent. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable base additionsalts include sodium, potassium, calcium, ammonium, organic amino, ormagnesium salt, or a similar salt. When compounds of the presentinvention contain relatively basic functionalities, acid addition saltscan be obtained by contacting the free base form of such compounds witha sufficient amount of the desired acid, either neat or in a suitableinert solvent. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable acid additionsalts include those derived from inorganic acids like hydrochloric,hydrobromic, nitric, carbonic, monohydrogencarbonic, phosphoric,monohydrogenphosphoric, dihydrogenphosphoric, sulfuric,monohydrogensulfuric, hydriodic, or phosphorous acids and the like, aswell as the salts derived from relatively nontoxic organic acids likeacetic, propionic, isobutyric, maleic, malonic, benzoic, succinic,suberic, fumaric, mandelic, phthalic, benzenesulfonic, p-tolylsulfonic,citric, tartaric, methanesulfonic, and the like. Also included are saltsof amino acids such as arginate and the like, and salts of organic acidslike glucuronic or galactunoric acids and the like (see, for example,Berge, S. M., et al, “Pharmaceutical Salts”, Journal of PharmaceuticalScience, 1977, 66, 1-19). Certain specific compounds of the presentinvention contain both basic and acidic finctionalities that allow thecompounds to be converted into either base or acid addition salts.

[0058] The neutral forms of the compounds may be regenerated bycontacting the salt with a base or acid and isolating the parentcompound in the conventional manner. The parent form of the compounddiffers from the various salt forms in certain physical properties, suchas solubility in polar solvents, but otherwise the salts are equivalentto the parent form of the compound for the purposes of the presentinvention.

[0059] In addition to salt forms, the present invention providescompounds which are in a prodrug form. Prodrugs of the compoundsdescribed herein are those compounds that readily undergo chemicalchanges under physiological conditions to provide the compounds of thepresent invention. Additionally, prodrugs can be converted to thecompounds of the present invention by chemical or biochemical methods inan ex vivo environment. For example, prodrugs can be slowly converted tothe compounds of the present invention when placed in a transdermalpatch reservoir with a suitable enzyme or chemical reagent.

[0060] It is to be understood that when a compound of the inventioncontains one or more asymmetric carbon atoms (optical centers) or doublebonds, the present invention includes individual stereoisomers andgeometric isomers as well as mixtures thereof. For example, when m is 1and W² is substituted cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl (e.g., A.4 below), the 1,4-cisand trans isomers and racemates thereof are intended to be within thescope of the invention.

[0061] Certain compounds of the present invention can exist inunsolvated forms as well as solvated forms, including hydrated forms. Ingeneral, the solvated forms are equivalent to unsolvated forms and areintended to be encompassed within the scope of the present invention.Certain compounds of the present invention may exist in multiplecrystalline or amorphous forms. In general, all physical forms areequivalent for the uses contemplated by the present invention and areintended to be within the scope of the present invention.

[0062] The compounds of the present invention may also contain unnaturalproportions of atomic isotopes at one or more of the atoms thatconstitute such compounds. For example, the compounds may beradiolabeled with radioactive isotopes, such as for example tritium(³H), iodine-125 (125I) or carbon-14 (¹⁴C). All isotopic variations ofthe compounds of the present invention, whether radioactive or not, areintended to be encompassed within the scope of the present invention.

Embodiments of the Invention

[0063] Compounds

[0064] In one aspect, the present invention provides compounds offormula (I):

[0065] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or stereoisomerthereof. In this formula, the letter X represents C(R¹) or N; the letterY represents C(R¹), C(R²)(R²), N or N(R²); and the letter Z represents Oor S.

[0066] Turning next to the substituents on the bicyclic heteroaromaticnucleus, the symbol L¹ represents a bond, (C₁-C₄)alkylene,(C₂-C₄)alkenylene, O or N(R^(a))C(O); and W¹ represents a substituted orunsubstituted member selected from cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl,heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl. The subscript m is 0 or 1,indicating the presence (m is 1) or absence (m is 0) of the additionalmoiety, L²-W². For those embodiments in which m is 1, the symbol L2represents a bond, O, (C₁-C₄)alkylene, (C₂-C₄)alkenylene,(C₁-C₄)heteroalkylene or N(R^(a))C(O); and the symbol W² represents asubstituted or unsubstituted member selected from cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl,heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl. When m is 1 and L² is abond, a substituent on W² may be combined with a substituent on W¹ toform a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring fuised to W¹ and spiro or fuised to W²,wherein the ring is saturated or unsaturated and has 0, 1 or 2heteroatoms selected from N, O and S as ring members. Substituents foreach of W¹ and W² can be selected from the substituents provided in thedefinitions above as well as the recited substituents for variousspecific embodiments below.

[0067] The remaining substituents, R¹ through R⁷ and R^(a) and R^(b)have the following meanings: each R¹ is independently selected from H,(C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl,aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a) and C(O)NR^(a)R^(b; each R) ² isindependently selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a),C(O)NR^(a)R^(b), aryl and aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; R³ and R⁴ are independentlyselected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b) and (C₁-C₄)alkylene-OR^(a); R⁵ andR⁶ are independently selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a); R⁷ is selected from H,(C₁-C₈)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,C(O)R^(a), OR^(a) and NR^(a)R^(b); and each R^(a) and R^(b) isindependently selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl.

[0068] The dotted line indicates an optional bond. In other optionalembodiments, R³ and R⁴ may be combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or6-membered spiro ring; R², R³ or R⁴ may be combined with W¹ to form a5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ring having from 0 to 3 heteroatoms selectedfrom the group consisting of N, O and S; R⁵ and R⁶ may be combined withthe nitrogen atom to which each is attached to form a 5-, 6- or7-membered ring; R² or R¹, when provided as a part of Y, can be combinedwith R⁵ to form a 5- or 6-membered ring with the nitrogen to which R⁵ isattached, optionally bearing an oxo moiety; when X is C(R¹), R⁵ or R⁶may be combined with R¹ to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ringcontaining the nitrogen atom to which R⁵ or R⁶ is attached; and when Xis C(R¹), R⁷ may be combined with R¹ to form a 5-, 6- or 7-memberedfused ring.

[0069] In preferred embodiments, R¹ and R² are each independently H or(C₁-C₈)alkyl; R³ and R⁴ are each independently H or (C₁-C₄)alkyl; R⁵ andR⁶ are each H, (C₁-C₄)alkyl or are combined with the nitrogen to whicheach is attached to form a 5- or 6-membered ring (e.g. a pyrollidine orpiperidine ring); and R⁷ is H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl or halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl.

[0070] Within the above compounds of formula (I), the compound is otherthan

[0071] wherein R⁸ is H, NO₂, Cl, methoxy, methyl or phenyl.

[0072] Within formula (I) above, a number of groups of embodiments arepreferred.

[0073] In one group of preferred embodiments, X is N. Still morepreferably, X is N and Z is O. Within this group of embodiments, L¹ ispreferably a bond and W¹ is a substituted or unsubstituted memberselected from benzene, pyridine, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole,benzoxazole, benzthiazole, benzofuran, benzothiophene,(C₄-C₇)cycloalkane, (C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthaleneand indane. Still more preferably, W¹ is a substituted or unsubstitutedmember selected from benzene, pyridine, thiophene, (C₄-C₇)cycloalkane,1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene and indane. For those embodiments in whichW¹ is a substituted benzene, the substituents (R^(c) below), other thanL²-W², are preferably selected from halogen (including F, Cl, Br and I),R^(c1), OR^(c1), N(R^(c1))₂, SR^(c1), NO₂, CN, (C₁-C₈)haloalkyl and(C₁-C₈)haloalkoxy, wherein each R^(c1) group is independently H,(C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl or (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, and optionally, twoR^(c1) groups attached to a common nitrogen atom are combined to form afive- or six membered ring. Additionally, the substituted benzene willpreferably have from one to four substituents, more preferably one ortwo substitutents and most preferably one substituent. Substituents foreach of W¹ and W² can be selected from the substituents provided in thedefinitions above as well as the recited substituents for variousspecific embodiments below.

[0074] In one group of specific embodiments, the subscript m is 0 and L¹is a bond. Still more preferably, W¹ is selected from a substituted orunsubstituted benzene, pyridine, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole,benzoxazole, benzthiazole, benzofuran, benzothiophene,(C₄-C₇)cycloalkane, (C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthaleneand indane. Still more preferably, W¹ is a substituted or unsubstitutedmember selected from benzene, pyridine, thiophene, (C₄-C₇)cycloalkane,1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene and indane. Even further preferred arethose embodiments depicted as formulae Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, If and Igbelow:

[0075] wherein the subscript n is an integer of from 0 to 4 and eachR^(c) represents a substituent independently selected from halogen(including F, Cl, Br and I), R^(c1), OR^(c1), N(R^(c1))₂, SR^(c1), NO₂,CN, (C₁-C₈)haloalkyl and (C₁-C₈)haloalkoxy, wherein each R^(c1) group isindependently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl or (C₂-C₈)alkynyl and whenR^(c) is N(R^(c1))₂, the two R^(c1) groups may be combined to form afive- or six-membered ring. Optionally, for If and Ig, two R^(c1) groupsmay be combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered optionallysubstituted spirocyclic ring. The remaining substitutents have themeanings provided above with respect to the general formula I.

[0076] In a related group of specific embodiments, X is N, Z is O, L¹ ispreferably a bond, W¹ is a substituted or unsubstituted member selectedfrom benzene, pyridine, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole, benzoxazole,benzthiazole, benzofliran, benzothiophene, (C₄-C₇)cycloalkane,(C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene and indane, and mis 1. In this group of embodiments, L² is preferably a bond, O, or a(C₁-C₄)heteroalkylene (e.g., —OCH₂—, —OCH₂CH₂—, —NHCH₂—) and W² is asubstituted or unsubstituted member selected from benzene, pyridine and(C₄-C₇)cycloalkane.

[0077] In one group of particularly preferred embodiments, the compoundis selected from the group:

[0078] wherein the subscript n is an integer of from 0 to 4 and eachR^(c) represents a substituent independently selected from halogen(including F, Cl, Br and I), R^(c1), OR^(c1), N(R^(c1))₂, SR^(c1), NO₂,CN, (C₁-C₈)haloalkyl and (C₁-C₈)haloalkoxy, wherein each R^(c1) group isindependently H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl or (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, andoptionally, two R^(c1) groups attached to a common nitrogen atom arecombined to form a five- or six membered ring. Additionally, thesubscript p is an integer of from 0 to 4, more preferably 0, 1 or 2, andeach R^(d) is a substituent independently selected from halogen(including F, Cl, Br and I), R^(d1), OR^(d1), N(R^(d1))₂,—(CH₂)t—S(O)_(u)R^(e), NO₂, CN, (C₁-C₈)haloalkyl, (C₁-C₈)haloalkoxy,aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, heteroaryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, —CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e),—C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e), —C(O)CO₂R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—CO₂R^(e),—(CH₂)_(t)—C(O)R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —(CH₂)_(t)—NHSO₂R^(e),—(CH₂)_(t)—SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —(CH₂)_(t)—NR^(e)R^(f), —(CH₂)_(t)—OR^(e),—(CH₂)_(t)—NHSO₂NHCO₂R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—NHSO₂NR^(e)R^(f),—(CH₂)_(t)—CONHSO₂R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—W³, —(CH₂)_(t)—NHCO₂R^(e),—(CH₂)_(t)—NR^(f)COR^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—NHCONR^(e)R^(f) and—(CH₂)_(t)—NHCO—(CH₂)_(t)—OCOR^(e), wherein the subscript t in eachinstance is an integer of from 0 to 8, the subscript u is an integer offrom 0 to 2, R^(d1) is selected from H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl and (C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, wherein the aliphatic portion isoptionally substituted with OH, CO₂H, NH₂, CONH₂, phenyl, halogen,halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl and CO₂R^(g), and optionally two R^(d1) groups attachedto a common nitrogen are combined to form a five or six-membered ring;and wherein each R^(e) and R^(f) is independently H or (C₁-C₈)alkyl orwhen attached to a common nitrogen atom are combined to form a 5- or6-membered ring, or are optionally selected from

[0079] and wherein any alkyl portion of R^(e) and R^(f) is optionallysubstituted with a member selected from OH, COOH, NH₂, CONH₂, phenyl,dialkylamino and COOR^(g) wherein R^(g) is a (C₁-C₄)alkyl; and W³ iSselected from

[0080] wherein each R^(i) and each R^(j) is independently selected fromH, OH, COOH, halogen, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₁-C₆)alkyl, (C₁-C₆)alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl andCOO(C₁-C₄)alkyl, wherein the aliphatic portions are unsubstituted oroptionally substituted with halogen.

[0081] In some embodiments, the R^(d) substituents are selected fromhalogen (including F, Cl, Br and I), R^(d1), OR^(d1), N(R^(d1))₂,SR^(d1), NO₂, CN, (C₁-C₈)haloalkyl, (C₁-C₈)haloalkoxy, aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl,heteroaryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₈)alkylene-CO₂R^(e), C(O)R^(e), CO₂R^(e),—CH₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e), —C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e),—CH₂CH₂CO₂R^(e), —C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f),—CH₂CH₂CONR^(e)R^(f), —NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂CH₂NHSO₂R^(e),—CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂OH, —CH₂NR^(e)R^(f),CH₂CH₂OH, —CH₂C(CH₃)₂OH, —CH₂—W³, —CH₂CH₂—W³ and —C(O)CO₂R^(e), whereineach R^(d1), R^(e), R^(f) and W³ have the meanings provided above, withrespect to formulae Ih, Ii, Ij and Ik, and the remaining substitutentshave the meanings provided above with respect to the general formula I.

[0082] In still other preferred embodiments, the compound has a formulaselected from:

[0083] wherein each of R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R^(c), as well as thesubscript n have the meanings provided above with respect to formulaeIa-Ik. The subscript q is an integer of from 0 to 3, more preferably, 0or 1. The subcript s is an integer of from 0 to 4, more preferably 0, 1or 2, and each R^(h) is a substituent independently selected from oxo,halogen (including F, Cl, Br and I), R^(h1), OR^(h1), N(R^(h1))₂,—(CH₂)_(t)—S(O)_(u)R^(e), NO₂, CN, (C₁-C₈)haloalkyl, (C₁-C₈)haloalkoxy,aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, heteroaryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, —CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e),—C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e), —C(O)CO₂R^(e), ═CH—CONR^(e)R^(f), ═CH—CO₂R^(e),—(CH₂)_(t)—CO₂R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—C(O)R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—C(O)NR^(e)R^(f).—(CH₂)_(t)—NHSO₂R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—SO₂NR^(e)R^(f),—(CH₂)_(t)-NR^(e)R^(f), —(CH₂)_(t)—OR^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—NHSO₂NHCO₂R^(e),—(CH₂)_(t)—NHSO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —(CH₂)_(t)—CONHSO₂R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—W³,—(CH₂)_(t)—NHCO₂R^(e), —(CH₂)_(t)—NR^(f)COR^(e),—(CH₂)_(t)—NHCONR^(e)R^(f) and —(CH₂)_(t)—NHCO—(CH₂)_(t)—OCOR^(e),wherein the subscript t in each instance is an integer of from 0 to 8,the subscript u is an integer of from 0 to 2, R^(h1) is selected from H,(C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl and (C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl,wherein the aliphatic portion is optionally substituted with OH, CO₂H,NH₂, CONH₂, phenyl, halogen, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl and CO₂R^(g), andoptionally two R^(h1) groups attached to a common nitrogen are combinedto form a five or six-membered ring, or a R^(h) and an R^(h1) group maybe combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered spiro or fused ringhaving from zero to two heteroatoms selected from N, O and S; andwherein each R^(e) and R^(f) is independently H or (C₁-C₈)alkyl or whenattached to a common nitrogen atom are combined to form a 5- or6-membered ring, or are optionally selected from

[0084] and wherein any alkyl portion of R^(e) and R^(f) is optionallysubstituted with a member selected from OH, COOH, NH₂, CONH₂, phenyl,dialkylamino and COOR^(g) wherein Rg is a (C₁-C₄)alkyl; and W³ isselected from

[0085] wherein each R^(i) and each R^(j) is independently selected fromH, OH, COOH, halogen, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₁-C₆)alkyl, (C₁-C₆)alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)alkoxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl andCOO(C₁-C₄)alkyl, wherein the aliphatic portions are unsubstituted oroptionally substituted with halogen.

[0086] In some embodiments, the R^(h) substituents are selected fromoxo, halogen (including F, Cl, Br and I), R^(h1), OR^(h1), N(R^(h1))₂,SR^(h1), NO₂, CN, (C₁-C₈)haloalkyl, (C₁-C₈)haloalkoxy, aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl,heteroaryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₈)alkylene-CO₂R^(e), C(O)R^(e), CO₂R^(e),═CH—CONR^(e)R^(f), ═CH—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂-CO₂R^(e), —CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e),—C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂CH₂CO₂R^(e), —C(O)NR^(e)R^(f),—CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂CONR^(e)R^(f), —NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHSO₂R^(e),—CH₂CH₂NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂OH,—CH₂NR^(e)R^(f), CH₂CH₂OH, —CH₂C(CH₃)₂OH, —CH₂—W³, —CH₂CH₂—W³ and—C(O)CO₂R^(e), wherein R^(h1), R^(e), R^(f) and W³ have the meaningsprovided above, with respect to formulae Il, Im, In, Io, Ip and Iq, andthe remaining substitutents have the meanings provided above withrespect to the general formula I.

[0087] In some embodiments of each of formulae Ia through Iq, R² (whenpresent) is H or a (C₁-C₈)alkyl; R³ and R⁴ are each independently H.(C₁-C₄)alkyl or are combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-memberedspirocyclic ring; R⁵ and R⁶ are each H, (C₁-C₄)alkyl or are combinedwith the nitrogen to which each is attached to form a 5- or 6-memberedring (e.g. a pyrollidine or piperidine ring); and R⁷ is H, (C₁-C₈)alkylor halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl. Still further preferred are those embodiments inwhich the subscript n is 0, q is 1 and s is 1. In a particularlypreferred group of embodiments, the compound has the formula Il, Im orIn, and R^(h) represents a substituent having the formula C(O)R^(e),CO₂R^(e), ═CH—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHCOR^(e),—CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e), —C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂CH₂CO₂R^(e),—C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), ═CH—CONR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f),—CH₂CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂NHCO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHCO₂R^(e), —NHSO₂R^(e),—CH₂NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂CH₂NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f),—CH₂CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂OH, —CH₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂OH,—CH₂C(CH₃)₂OH, —CH₂W³, —CH₂CH₂—W³, —C(O)CO₂CO₂R^(e) or —CH₂—C(CF₃)₂—OH.In an additional group of preferred embodiments, the compounds have theformula Il in which R³ and R⁴ are independently H or unsubstituted(C₁-C₄)alkyl; R⁵ and R⁶ are independently H or unsubstituted(C₁-C₄)alkyl; R⁷ is selected from H, unsubstituted (C₁-C₄)alkyl orhalo(C₁-C₄)alkyl; the subscript n is 0, 1 or 2 and R^(c) is selectedfrom fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano, methyl, trifluoromethyl and nitro;R^(h) is selected from CO₂R^(e), ═CH—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂—CO₂R^(e),—CH₂NHCOR^(e), —CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e), —C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e),—CH₂CH₂CO₂R^(e), —C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), ═CH—CONR^(e)R^(f),—CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂NHCO₂R^(e),—CH₂NHCO₂R^(e), —CH₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂—W³ and —CH₂CH₂—W³; wherein eachR^(e) and R^(f) is H or (C₁-C₄)alkyl optionally substituted with amember selected from OH, COOH, NH₂, CONH₂, phenyl, dialkylamino andCOOR^(g) wherein R^(g) is a (C₁-C₄)alkyl; and wherein W³ is selectedfrom

[0088] wherein R^(i) and R^(j) are each independently selected from Hand (C₁-C₄)alkyl.

[0089] In still other groups of preferred embodiments, the compounds arerepresented by formulae Ir through Iy.

[0090] wherein each of R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷ and R^(c), as well as thesubscript n have the meanings provided above with respect to formulaeIa-Ik. The subscript q is an integer of from 0 to 3, more preferably, 0or 1. The subcript s is an integer of from 0 to 4, more preferably 0, 1or 2, and each R^(h) is a substituent independently selected from thegroups provided above for formulae Il, Im, In, Io, Ip and Iq. Preferredgroups for R^(h) are those provided above as preferred groups forformulae Il, Im, In, Io, Ip and Iq.

[0091] In preferred embodiments, R³ and R⁴ are each independently H,(C₁-C₄)alkyl or are combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-memberedspirocyclic ring; R⁵ and R⁶ are each H, (C₁-C₄)alkyl or are combinedwith the nitrogen to which each is attached to form a 5- or 6-memberedring (e.g a pyrollidine or piperidine ring); and R⁷ is H, (C₁-C₈)alkylor halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl. Still further preferred are those embodiments inwhich the subscript n is 0, q is 1 and s is 1. In a particularlypreferred group of embodiments, R^(h) represents a substituent havingthe formula C(O)R^(e), CO₂R^(e), ═CH—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e), —C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂CH₂CO₂R^(e), —C(O)NR^(e)R^(f),═CH—CONR^(e)R^(f), —CH²C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f),—CH₂CH₂NHCO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHCO₂R^(e), —NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHSO₂R^(e),—CH₂CH₂NHSO₂R^(e), —CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂SO₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂OH,—CH₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂OH, —CH₂C(CH₃)_(2l OH, —CH) ₂—W³, —CH₂CH₂—W³,—C(O)CO₂R^(e) or —CH₂—C(CF₃)₂—OH, wherein each R^(e), R^(f) and W³ is asdescribed above.

[0092] In a particularly preferred group of embodiments, the compoundshave the formula Iw.4 wherein the substituents have the meaningsprovided above with respect to general formula I, and are preferablyselected from the preferred groups provided with respect to formulae Irthrough Iy.

[0093] More preferably, the compounds of formula Iw.4 are those in whichR³ and R⁴ are independently H or unsubstituted (C₁-C₄)alkyl; R⁵ and R⁶are independently H or unsubstituted (C₁-C₄)alkyl; R⁷ is selected fromH, unsubstituted (C₁-C₄)alkyl or halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl; the subscript n is 0,1 or 2 and R^(c) is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano, methyl,trifluoromethyl and nitro; R^(h) is selected from CO₂R^(e),═CH—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHCOR^(e), —CH(R^(f))—CO₂R^(e),—C(R^(f))₂—CO₂R^(e), —CH₂CH₂CO₂R^(e), —C(O)NR^(e)R^(f),═CH—CONR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂CH₂C(O)NR^(e)R^(f),—CH₂CH₂NHCO₂R^(e), —CH₂NHCO₂R^(e), —CH₂NR^(e)R^(f), —CH₂—W³ and—CH₂CH₂—W³; wherein each R^(e) and R^(f) is H or (C₁-C₄)alkyl optionallysubstituted with a member selected from OH, COOH, NH₂, CONH₂, phenyl,dialkylamino and COOR^(g) wherein R^(g) is a (C₁-C₄)alkyl; and whereinW³ is selected from

[0094] wherein R¹ and R¹ are each independently selected from H andunsubstituted (C₁-C₄)alkyl.

[0095] In other particularly preferred groups of embodiments, thecompounds are represented by the formulae Il.4 and Ig.4:

[0096] wherein each of the substituents have the meanings and preferredgroups as provided above for formulae Ir through Iy.

[0097] Thomore preferred compounds of the present invention are thosethat are provided in the examples below and further exemplified inTables 1-10.

[0098] In one particularly preferred group of embodiments, the compoundsare selected from:

[0099] Compounds of the present invention can be prepared beginning withcommercially available starting materials and using general synthetictechniques known to those of skill in the art. Outlined below arereaction schemes suitable for preparing such compounds. Furtherexemplification is found in the specific Examples provided.

[0100] As shown in Scheme 1, compounds of the present invention whereinX is N, Y is N and Z is O, can be prepared from a suitably substitutedpyrimidine (ii) and a substituted ketone (i) wherein LG indicates aleaving group such as a halogen atom, toluenesulfonate, methanesulfonateor trifluoromethanesulfonate. Condensation of i and ii in an organicsolvent or mixture of solvents (including aqueous mixtures) in thepresence or absence of an acid (e.g., HCl) or base (e.g., NaHCO₃)provides, after workup, a compound of formula iii. Reduction of iii witha reducing agent such as, for example, sodium borohydride, lithiumborohydride or sodium triacetoxyborohydride, provides still othercompounds of the present invention, illustrated as iv in Scheme 2.

[0101] Schemes 3a-3i illustrate a number of methods for the preparationof intermediate compounds of general structure i. In Scheme 3a, abenzene derivative, such as 4-phenyl-cyclohexanone (v), isfunctionalized to introduce a desired substituent on the cyclohexanering. In the example shown, a Horner-Emmons or similar Wittig reactionis used to introduce an α,β-unsaturated ester group, producing vi (e.g.,reaction with a suitable phosphonate in the presence of a base such assodium hydride in a solvent such as DMF or THF). Catalytic hydrogenationof vi using, for example, a palladium or platinum catalyst in arelatively polar solvent such as THF, methanol, or an aqueous mixturecontaining an alcohol or THF as a co-solvent, for example, is used toreduce the double bond, producing compound vii. A Friedel-Craftsacylation reaction is then used to attach a haloacetyl group on thephenyl ring of vii, forming the functionalized acetophenone (ix).Preferably, the leaving group in this sequence is Cl or Br. SuitableLewis acids for the acylation include, for example, AlCl₃, AlBr₃, BCl₃,TiCl₄, and the like; suitable solvents are well known in the art, andinclude CS₂, nitrobenzene, dichloromethane, and similar solvents thatare unreactive toward the reagents and Lewis acids employed. Those ofskill in the art will appreciate that other synthesis methods are alsoknown for making such intermediates, such as, for example, acylation ofa metalated aromatic species, such as an aryllithium or aryl Grignardreagent, with, for example, an acylating agent such as anN-methyl-N-methoxy amide (commonly referred to as a Weinreb amide) of achloroacetic acid derivative (see, e.g., Nahm and Weinreb (1981)Tetrahedron Lett. 22:3815-3818) or a suitable acylester. Such methodsprovide access to other isomers of these functionalized acetophenonederivatives.

[0102] Alternatively, vii may be alkylated by treatment with a base suchas lithium diisopropylamide or lithium hexamethyldisilazide in asuitable solvent such as THF, followed by reaction with an alkylatingagent, such as an alkyl halide, alkyl methanesulfonate, alkyltrifluoromethanesulfonate or alkyl toluenesulfonate, to giveintermediate x (Scheme 3b). If desired, the sequence may be repeated togive intermediates of the general formula xi. Acylation of xi can beaccomplished as described above to give xii.

[0103] Similar approaches can be used to produce other functionalizedacetophenone derivatives (see Scheme 3c). For example,4-phenylcyclohexanone (v) can be converted into an aldehyde in twosteps, using a Wittig reaction with methoxymethyltriphenylphosphorane ina suitable solvent such as THF, DME or dioxane to produce xiv, forexample, followed by mildly acidic hydrolysis. This aldehyde can behomologated into an α,β-unsaturated ester by a Wittig reaction with(carbomethoxy)methylenetriphenylphosphorane in a suitable solvent. Ifdesired, the double bond can be reduced via catalytic hydrogenationusing palladium on carbon, for example, to produce xv. Suitable solventsfor such hydrogenation reactions include ethanol or ethyl acetate.Acylation of xv to produce a functionalized acetophenone derivative(xvi) can be accomplished as described above for acylation of vii.

[0104] Scheme 3d illustrates the synthesis of another functionalizedacetophenone derivatives of general formula i, suitable for synthesizingcompounds of the present invention.

[0105] In Scheme 3d, a phenyl group is introduced using, for example,phenyl Grignard reagent or phenyllithium to provide xiii. The carboxylicacid functional group can be esterified under standard conditions toproduce xix, and dehydration can be accomplished using an acid catalystsuch as acetic acid, hydrochloric acid or trifluoroacetic acid in asuitable solvent such as chloroform or toluene to produce xx. Reductionof the cyclohexene double bond can be performed under catalytichydrogenation conditions using palladium, typically, as the catalyst, toprovide xxi. This reduction produces a mixture of isomers (both cis andtrans-disubstituted cyclohexanes are produced); if desired, these can beseparated or equilibrated using a base such as alkoxide or DBU inmethanol or toluene to produce primarily the more thermodynamicallystable trans-disubstituted isomer. Acylation of xxi to produce thefunctionalized acetophenone xxii is performed as described above.

[0106] Compounds of the present invention that contain a heterocyclicring for W² can be synthesized by a similar sequence, provided theheterocyclic ring is stable to the acylation reaction conditions. Forexample, a compound where W² is an acylated piperidine can besynthesized in this manner, using a functionalized acetophenonederivative such as that produced by the sequence shown in Scheme 3e. Inthis sequence, 4-hydroxy-4-phenylpiperidine (xxiii) is alkylated,sulfonylated or acylated on nitrogen using reagents and conditions knownto the skilled artisan (e.g., acylation with diethyl oxalate or ethyloxalyl chloride in the presence of a mild base such as triethylamine orpyridine) to produce xxiv. The N-functionalized (e.g., N-acylated)compound is then dehydrated and reduced catalytically as described abovein Scheme 3d to produce a 4-phenylpiperidine oxalate amide (xxv). Thiscompound is then acylated as described above to produce thecorresponding functionalized acetophenone derivatives (xxvi).

[0107] Similarly, the phenylpiperazine xxvii can be alkylated,sulfonylated, or acylated on nitrogen to give the N-functionalizedcompound xxviii, which can in turn be acylated as described previouslyto produce the functionalized acetophenone derivative xxix.

[0108] Other compounds of the present invention having a heterocycle asW² can be produced by attaching the heterocyclic group on anacetophenone, then halogenating the acetophenone at the a carbon toproduce a compound of general formula i, as shown in Scheme 3g. In thissequence, a 4-fluoroacetophenone compound (xxiv) is synthesized byacylation of fluorobenzene under typical Friedel-Crafts conditions asdescribed above. The 4-fluoro group is then subject to aromaticnucleophilic displacement reactions; in the scheme, it is displaced by asubstituted piperidine group by reaction with the nucleophilicpiperidine in a polar aprotic solvent such as DMSO or DMF.Functionalization of the carbon atom bearing R³ and R⁴ to produce xxvican be accomplished using for example, bromine (Br₂) or chlorine (Cl₂)in a polar solvent such as DME or ethyl acetate, in the presence of anacid catalyst such as acetic acid or hydrobromic acid.

[0109] Certain functionalized acetophenone derivatives suitable for thepreparation of compounds of the present invention where L¹ is a bond canbe prepared from substituted acetophenone, especially when R³ and R⁴ areidentical groups, as shown in Scheme 3h. For example, an acetophenonesubstituted with —L²—W² (xxxiii) can be alkylated with an alkylatingagent such as methyl iodide, ethyl bromide, or other similar alkylatingagent in the presence of a base such as lithium diisopropylamide,lithium hexamethyldisilazide or sodium hydride, and using a solvent suchas DMF, DME, THF or toluene. This produces an acetophenone where R³ andR⁴ are the same. This acetophenone can then be halogenated as describedabove in Scheme 3g to produce a functionalized acetophenone of generalformula i, which will condense with substituted pyrimidines as shown inScheme 1 to prepare compounds of the present invention.

[0110] The preparation of compounds of the invention that contain aheterocyclic ring for W¹ can be synthesized using similar procedures, asoutlined in Scheme 3g. For example, a substituted or unsubstitutedheterocycle xxxvi such as a furan, thiophene, pyrrole, oxazole,thiazole, imidazole or thiadiazole can be lithiated with, for examplebutyllithium or lithium diisopropyamide in a suitable solvent such asTHF, DME or dioxane. The metalated species may be reacted with, forexample, an amide, such as an dimethylamide or anN-methyl-N-methoxyamide to produce the acylated heterocycle xxxvii,which in turn can be halogenated as described above to produce afunctionalized acetophenone derivative of general formula xxxviii. In asimilar sequence, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuran,benzothiophene, benzopyrrole, benzoxazole, benzothiazole, benzimidazoleor benzothiadiazole (xxxix) can be lithiated and acylated to give xl,which in turn can be halogenated as previously described. One of skillin the art will appreciate that other heterocycles can also be used inthese transformations.

[0111] As shown in Scheme 4, compounds of general formula iv having asubstituted phenyl ring as W1 and a substituted cyclohexane ring asL2-W2 (e.g., xlii) can be prepared from these substituted acetophenonederivatives like ix.

[0112] Compounds such as xlii can be used to make other compounds of thepresent invention by, for example, hydrolysis of the ethyl ester toprovide a carboxylic acid compound xliii. (Scheme 5) Ester hydrolysiscan be accomplished in most solvents that will dissolve xlii and are atleast partially miscible with water, by treating a solution of xlii withaqueous base such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, forexample. The carboxylic acid can, in turn, be converted into othergroups such as an amide by methods well known to those of ordinary skillin the art. For example, the carboxylic acid can be activated bycondensation with a variety of coupling reagents, includinghydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (HOSu), forexample, using dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) or a similar carbodiimidereagent or a wide variety of reagents such as those developed forformation of peptide bonds. Conditions for such reactions are well knownto those or ordinary skill in the art. The activated intermediate, anester of HOBt or HOSu, for example, can then be condensed with a widevariety of nucleophiles such as, for example, amines, alcohols, andthiols. Scheme 5 shows the conversion of a compound of formula xlii intoan amide (xliv) by this sequence, using ammonia as the nucleophile.

[0113] Dehydration of the amide xliv to a nitrite (xlv) can beaccomplished by a variety of methods. See Scheme 5 above. Phosphorouspentoxide is the most common dehydrating reagent for this reaction, butmany others are known to those skilled in the art. The nitrite can, inturn, be converted into other groups such as a tetrazole (xlvi) bymethods well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example,reacting the nitrite with an azide, such as sodium azide, lithium azideor hydrazoic acid in a solvent such as DMF or water will accomplish thistransformation.

[0114] Schemes 6a and 6b illustrate one approach to the preparation ofcompounds of formula I in which W¹ is a phenylene moiety having anadditional substituents other than the L²-W² component. As seen inScheme 6a, intermediate bromoacetophenones xlvii can be nitrated understandard conditions (nitric acid, sulfuric acid in solvents such aschloroform, methylene chloride, acetic acid, or neat) to provide xlviii.Reduction of the nitro group is accompanied by debromination to providexlix using catalytic hydrogentation or SnCl₂ (generally in alcoholicsolvents). Chloride replacement of the amino group is accomplished usingcopper chloride in the presence of a suitable nitrite (e.g., t-butylnitrite, sodium nitrite) and solvent, to provide intermediates such asl. Bromine can be reintroduced, providing li using standard brominatingconditions (e.g., HBr/HOAc, Br₂/N-bromosuccinimide or CuBr₂).Alternatively, xlvii can be chlorinated directly to provide li usingstandard reagents (e.g., sulfuryl chloride, Cl₂ or N-chlorosuccinimide)and conditions known to one of skill in the art.

[0115] Scheme 6b illustrates the elaboration of intermediates such asxlix to other substituted compounds. For example, compounds of formulalii (wherein X¹⁰ is F) can be produced from xlix using fluorinatingreagents such as nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate, DAST, HF or CsF(generally in solvents such as toluene, benzene, methylene chloride ordichloroethane). Subsequent bromination of lii to produce liii can beaccomplished according to known methods. Conversion of either li or liiito target compounds of the formula liv is accomplished via condensationwith a suitably substituted pyrimidine (see Example 1).

[0116] As shown in Scheme 7, compounds of the present invention whereinX is N, Y is CH, Z is O and W¹ is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl orheteroaryl can be prepared from a suitably substituted pyrimidine lv(where A is a halogen, e.g., Br, I or a triflate or other suitablesubstituent known to those skilled in the art) and a substituted orunsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl species lvi (where M is B(OR²), Sn(R³)or other suitable metal known to those skilled in the art) by, forexample, a palladium catalyzed cross coupling reaction. Those skilled inthe art will also appreciate that A and M may be interchanged.

[0117] Scheme 8 illustrates a method for the preparation of theintermediate of general structure lv. Condensation of pyrimidine lviiiwith lvii in a suitable solvent such as acetic acid affords lix.Conversion of the hydroxy moiety to a leaving group, for example, achloride or bromide with, for example, phosphorus oxychloride orphosphorus oxybromide respectively, is followed by displacement of theleaving group with a suitably substituted amine to afford lv.

[0118] Compositions

[0119] In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceuticalcompositions for modulating DGAT activity in humans and animals thatwill typically contain a compound of formula I and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier or diluent.

[0120] The pharmaceutical compositions for the administration of thecompounds of this invention may conveniently be presented in unit dosageform and may be prepared by any of the methods well known in the art ofpharmacy. All methods include the step of bringing the active ingredientinto association with the carrier which constitutes one or moreaccessory ingredients. In general, the pharmaceutical compositions areprepared by uniformly and intimately bringing the active ingredient intoassociation with a liquid carrier or a finely divided solid carrier orboth, and then, if necessary, shaping the product into the desiredformulation. In the pharmaceutical composition the active objectcompound is included in an amount sufficient to produce the desiredeffect upon the process or condition of diseases.

[0121] The pharmaceutical compositions containing the active ingredientmay be in a form suitable for oral use, for example, as tablets,troches, lozenges, aqueous or oily suspensions, dispersible powders orgranules, emulsions, hard or soft capsules, or syrups or elixirs.Compositions intended for oral use may be prepared according to anymethod known to the art for the manufacture of pharmaceuticalcompositions. Such compositions may contain one or more agents selectedfrom sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents and preservingagents in order to provide pharmaceutically elegant and palatablepreparations. Tablets contain the active ingredient in admixture withother non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipients which aresuitable for the manufacture of tablets. These excipients may be forexample, inert diluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate,lactose, calcium phosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating anddisintegrating agents, for example, corn starch, or alginic acid;binding agents, for example starch, gelatin or acacia, and lubricatingagents, for example magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc. Thetablets may be uncoated or they may be coated by known techniques todelay disintegration and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract andthereby provide a sustained action over a longer period. For example, atime delay material such as glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearatemay be employed. They may also be coated by the techniques described inthe U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,256,108; 4,166,452; and 4,265,874 to form osmotictherapeutic tablets for control release.

[0122] Formulations for oral use may also be presented as hard gelatincapsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with an inert soliddiluent, for example, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin, oras soft gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed withwater or an oil medium, for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin, orolive oil.

[0123] Aqueous suspensions contain the active materials in admixturewith excipients suitable for the manufacture of aqueous suspensions.Such excipients are suspending agents, for example sodiumcarboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose,sodium alginate, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, gum tragacanth and gum acacia;dispersing or wetting agents may be a naturally-occurring phosphatide,for example lecithin, or condensation products of an alkylene oxide withfatty acids, for example polyoxyethylene stearate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide with long chain aliphatic alcohols, forexample heptadecaethyleneoxycetanol, or condensation products ofethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and ahexitol such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol monooleate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acidsand hexitol anhydrides, for example polyethylene sorbitan monooleate.The aqueous suspensions may also contain one or more preservatives, forexample ethyl, or n-propyl, p-hydroxybenzoate, one or more coloringagents, one or more flavoring agents, and one or more sweetening agents,such as sucrose or saccharin.

[0124] Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the activeingredient in a vegetable oil, for example arachis oil, olive oil,sesame oil or coconut oil, or in a mineral oil such as liquid paraffin.The oily suspensions may contain a thickening agent, for examplebeeswax, hard paraffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents such as thoseset forth above, and flavoring agents may be added to provide apalatable oral preparation. These compositions may be preserved by theaddition of an anti-oxidant such as ascorbic acid.

[0125] Dispersible powders and granules suitable for preparation of anaqueous suspension by the addition of water provide the activeingredient in admixture with a dispersing or wetting agent, suspendingagent and one or more preservatives. Suitable dispersing or wettingagents and suspending agents are exemplified by those already mentionedabove. Additional excipients, for example sweetening, flavoring andcoloring agents, may also be present.

[0126] The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may also be inthe form of oil-in-water emulsions. The oily phase may be a vegetableoil, for example olive oil or arachis oil, or a mineral oil, for exampleliquid paraffin or mixtures of these. Suitable emulsifying agents may benaturally-occurring gums, for example gum acacia or gum tragacanth,naturally-occurring phosphatides, for example soy bean, lecithin, andesters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitolanhydrides, for example sorbitan monooleate, and condensation productsof the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, for examplepolyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate. The emulsions may also containsweetening and flavoring agents.

[0127] Syrups and elixirs may be formulated with sweetening agents, forexample glycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol or sucrose. Suchformulations may also contain a demulcent, a preservative and flavoringand coloring agents.

[0128] The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterileinjectable aqueous or oleagenous suspension. This suspension may beformulated according to the known art using those suitable dispersing orwetting agents and suspending agents which have been mentioned above.The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectablesolution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent orsolvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butane diol. Among theacceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water,Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition,sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent orsuspending medium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil may be employedincluding synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids suchas oleic acid find use in the preparation of injectables.

[0129] The compounds of the present invention may also be administeredin the form of suppositories for rectal administration of the drug.These compositions can be prepared by mixing the drug with a suitablenon-irritating excipient which is solid at ordinary temperatures butliquid at the rectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectumto release the drug. Such materials are cocoa butter and polyethyleneglycols.

[0130] For topical use, patches, creams, ointments, jellies, solutionsor suspensions, etc., containing the compounds of the present inventionare employed. As used herein, topical application is also meant toinclude the use of mouth washes and gargles.

[0131] The pharmaceutical composition and method of the presentinvention may further comprise other therapeutically active compounds asnoted herein which are usually applied in the treatment of theabove-mentioned pathological conditions.

[0132] Methods of Use

[0133] In yet another aspect, the present invention provides methods ofusing a compound or composition of the invention to treat or prevent adisease or condition associated with DGAT. Diseases and conditionsassociated with lipid metabolism and cell proliferation, andcomplications thereof, can be treated with the subject compounds andcompositions. In one group of embodiments, diseases and conditions,including chronic diseases, of humans or other species that can betreated with inhibitors of DGAT function include, but are not limitedto, metabolic disorders, such as obesity, diabetes, anorexia nervosa,bulimia, cachexia, syndrome X, insulin resistance, hypoglycemia,hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, hyperinsulinemia, hypercholesterolemia,hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, mixed dyslipidemia, hypertriglyceridemiaand nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; cardiovascular diseases, such asatherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, acute heart failure, congestive heartfailure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction,angina pectoris, hypertension, hypotension, stroke, ischemia, ischemicreperfusion injury, aneurysm, restenosis and vascular stenosis;neoplastic diseases, such as solid tumors, skin cancer, melanoma,lymphoma and endothelial cancers, e.g., breast cancer, lung cancer,colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, other cancers of the gastrointestinaltract (e.g., esophageal cancer and pancreatic cancer), prostate cancer,kidney cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, uterinecancer, testicular cancer and ovarian cancer; and other diseases andconditions that are sensitive or responsive to modulation of DGATfunction.

[0134] The methods of the present invention typically involveadministering to a subject in need of therapeutic treatment, aneffective amount of a compound of formula (I). The dose, frequency andtiming of such administering will depend in large part on the selectedtherapeutic agent, the nature of the condition being treated, thecondition of the subject including age, weight and presence of otherconditions or disorders, the formulation being administered and thediscretion of the attending physician. Preferably, the compositions andcompounds of the invention and the pharmaceutically acceptable saltsthereof are administered via oral, parenteral or topical routes.Generally, the compounds are administered in dosages ranging from about2 mg up to about 2,000 mg per day, although variations will necessarilyoccur depending, as noted above, on the disease target, the patient, andthe route of administration. Preferred dosages are administered orallyin the range of about 0.05 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg, more preferably inthe range of about 0.05 mg/kg to about 2 mg/kg, most preferably in therange of about 0.05 mg/kg to about 0.2 mg per kg of body weight per day.The dosage employed for the topical administration will, of course,depend on the size of the area being treated.

[0135] Combination Therapy with Additional Active Agents

[0136] The present invention further provides methods of using acompound or composition of the invention in combination with one or moreadditional active agents, depending on the desired target therapy (see,e.g., Turner, N. et al. Prog. Drug Res. (1998) 51: 33-94; Haffner, S.Diabetes Care (1998) 21: 160-178; and DeFronzo, R. et al. (eds.),Diabetes Reviews (1997) Vol. 5 No. 4). A number of studies haveinvestigated the benefits of combination therapies with oral agents(see, e.g., Mahler, R., J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. (1999) 84: 1165-71;United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Group: UKPDS 28, Diabetes Care(1998) 21: 87-92; Bardin, C. W.,(ed.), CURRENT THERAPY IN ENDOCRINOLOGYAND METABOLISM, 6^(th) Edition (Mosby-Year Book, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.1997); Chiasson, J. et al., Ann. Intern. Med. (1994) 121: 928-935;Coniff, R. et al., Clin. Ther. (1997) 19: 16-26; Coniff, R. et al., Am.J. Med. (1995) 98: 443-451; and Iwamoto, Y. et al., Diabet. Med. (1996)13 365-370; Kwiterovich, P. Am. J. Cardiol (1998) 82 (12A): 3U-17U).

[0137] In particular, the studies provided above indicate that diabetesand hyperlipidemia modulation can be further improved in many instancesby the addition of a second agent to the therapeutic regimen.Combination therapy includes administration of a single pharmaceuticaldosage formulation which contains a compound having the generalstructure of formula I and one or more additional active agents, as wellas administration of a compound of formula I and each active agent inits own separate pharmaceutical dosage formulation. For example, acompound of formula I and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor can beadministered to the human subject together in a single oral dosagecomposition, such as a tablet or capsule, or each agent can beadministered in separate oral dosage formulations. Where separate dosageformulations are used, a compound of formula I and one or moreadditional active agents can be administered at essentially the sametime (i.e., concurrently), or at separately staggered times (i.e.,sequentially). Combination therapy is understood to include all theseregimens.

[0138] An example of combination therapy that modulates (prevents theonset of the symptoms or complications associated with) atherosclerosisinvolves administering a compound of formula I in combination with oneor more of the following active agents: an antihyperlipidemic agent; aplasma HDL-raising agent; an antihypercholesterolemic agent, such as acholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor, e.g., an hydroxymethylglutaryl (HMG)CoA reductase inhibitor (also referred to as statins, such aslovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, fluvastatin, and atorvastatin), anHMG-CoA synthase inhibitor, a squalene epoxidase inhibitor, or asqualene synthetase inhibitor (also known as squalene synthaseinhibitor); an acyl-coenzyme A cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT)inhibitor, such as melinamide; probucol; nicotinic acid and the saltsthereof and niacinamide; a cholesterol absorption inhibitor, such asβ-sitosterol; a bile acid sequestrant anion exchange resin, such ascholestyramine, colestipol or dialkylaminoalkyl derivatives of across-linked dextran; an LDL (low density lipoprotein) receptor inducer;fibrates, such as clofibrate, bezafibrate, fenofibrate, and gemfibrizol;vitamin B₆ (also known as pyridoxine) and pharmaceutically acceptablesalts thereof, such as the HCl salt; vitamin B₁₂ (also known ascyanocobalamin); vitamin B₃ (also known as nicotinic acid andniacinamide, supra); anti-oxidant vitamins, such as vitamin C and E andbeta carotene; a beta-blocker; an angiotensin II antagonist; anangiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; and a platelet aggregationinhibitor, such as fibrinogen receptor antagonists (i.e., glycoproteinIIb/IIIa fibrinogen receptor antagonists) and aspirin. As noted above,the compounds of formula I can be administered in combination with morethan one additional active agent, for example, a combination of acompound of formula I with an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (e.g.,lovastatin, simvastatin and pravastatin) and aspirin, or a compound offormula I with an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a β blocker.

[0139] Another example of combination therapy can be seen in treatingobesity or obesity-related disorders, wherein the compounds of formula Ican be effectively used in combination with, for example,phenylpropanolamine, phentermine, diethylpropion, mazindol;fenfluramine, dexfenfluramine, phentiramine, β₃ adrenoceptor agonistagents; sibutramine, gastrointestinal lipase inhibitors (such asorlistat), and leptins. Other agents used in treating obesity-orobesity-related disorders can be used in combination with compounds offormula I including, for example, neuropeptide Y, enterostatin,cholecytokinin, bombesin, amylin, histamine H₃ receptors, dopamine D₂receptors, melanocyte stimulating hormone, corticotrophin releasingfactor, galanin and gamma amino butyric acid (GABA).

[0140] Another example of combination therapy can be seen in modulatingdiabetes (or treating diabetes and its related symptoms, complications,and disorders), wherein the compounds of formula I can be effectivelyused in combination with, for example, sulfonylureas (such aschlorpropamide, tolbutamide, acetohexamide, tolazamide, glyburide,gliclazide, glynase, glimepiride, and glipizide), biguanides (such asmetformin), thiazolidinediones (such as ciglitazone, pioglitazone,troglitazone, and rosiglitazone); dehydroepiandrosterone (also referredto as DHEA or its conjugated sulphate ester, DHEA-SO₄);antiglucocorticoids; TNFA inhibitors; α-glucosidase inhibitors (such asacarbose, miglitol, and voglibose), pramlintide (a synthetic analog ofthe human hormone amylin), other insulin secretogogues (such asrepaglinide, gliquidone, and nateglinide), insulin, as well as theactive agents discussed above for treating atherosclerosis.

[0141] Still another example of combination therapy can be seen inmodulating hyperlipidemia (treating hyperlipidemia and its relatedcomplications), wherein the compounds of formula I can be effectivelyused in combination with, for example, statins (such as fluvastatin,lovastatin, pravastatin or simvastatin), bile acid-binding resins (suchas colestipol or cholestyramine), nicotinic acid, probucol,betacarotene, vitamin E, or vitamin C.

[0142] In accordance with the present invention, a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound of formula I can be used for thepreparation of a pharmaceutical composition useful for treatingdiabetes, treating hyperlipidemia, treating hyperuricemia, treatingobesity, lowering triglyceride levels, lowering cholesterol levels,raising the plasma level of high density lipoprotein, and for treating,preventing or reducing the risk of developing atherosclerosis.

[0143] A further example of combination therapy can be seen inmodulating dermatological conditions, wherein compounds of formula I canbe effectively used in combination with, for example, acne treatments(e.g., isotretinoin, doxycycline, tetracycline, salicylate) andseborrheic dermatitis treatments (antifungal agents such as climbazole,ketoconazole). Moreover, compounds of formula I can be effectively usedto enhance the transdermal delivery of drugs applied topically in theform of a patch, lotion, jellies, cream, etc.

[0144] Still another example of combination therapy can be seen intreating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), wherein compounds offormula I can be effectively used in combination with hepatoprotectiveagents such as ursodeoxycholic acid and betaine.

[0145] Additionally, an effective amount of a compound of formula I anda therapeutically effective amount of one or more active agents selectedfrom the group consisting of: an antihyperlipidemic agent; a plasmaHDL-raising agent; an antihypercholesterolemic agent, such as acholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor, for example, an HMG-CoA reductaseinhibitor, an HMG-CoA synthase inhibitor, a squalene epoxidaseinhibitor, or a squalene synthetase inhibitor (also known as squalenesynthase inhibitor); an acyl-coenzyme A cholesterol acyltransferaseinhibitor; probucol; nicotinic acid and the salts thereof; niacinamide;a cholesterol absorption inhibitor; a bile acid sequestrant anionexchange resin; a low density lipoprotein receptor inducer; clofibrate,fenofibrate, and gemfibrozil; vitamin B₆ and the pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts thereof; vitamin B₁₂; an anti-oxidant vitamin; aβ-blocker; an angiotensin II antagonist; an angiotensin convertingenzyme inhibitor; a platelet aggregation inhibitor; a fibrinogenreceptor antagonist; aspirin; phentiramines, β₃ adrenergic receptoragonists; sulfonylureas, biguanides, α-glucosidase inhibitors, otherinsulin secretogogues, insulin and a hepatoprotective agent can be usedtogether for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition useful forthe above-described treatments.

EXAMPLES

[0146]¹HNMR spectra were recorded on a Varian Gemini 400 MHz, Jeol Alpha300 MHz, Bruker DPX 300 MHz, Varian Mercury 400 MHz or Bruker Avance 500MHz NMR spectrometer. Significant peaks are tabulated and typicallyinclude: number of protons, multiplicity (s, singlet; d, doublet; t,triplet; q, quartet; m, multiplet; br s, broad singlet) and couplingconstant(s) in Hertz. IR spectra were recorded on a Perkin Elmer 1600FT-IR or a Perkin Elmer Spectrum One FT-IR. Mass spectrometry resultsare reported as the ratio of mass over charge, followed by the relativeabundance of each ion (in parentheses). Starting materials in thesynthesis examples below are either available from commercial sourcessuch as Aldrich Chemical Co., Milwaukee, Wis., USA, or via literatureprocedures. Abbreviations used in the examples below have their acceptedmeanings in the chemical literature. For example, THF (tetrahydrofuran),Et₂O (diethyl ether), MeOH (methanol), LDA (lithium diisopropylamide),MeCN (acetonitrile), DMAP (4-dimethyaminopyridine), WSC(1-ethyl-3-(3′-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide), HOBt(1-hydroxybenzotriazole), DBU (1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene), DME(1,2-dimethoxyethane), DMF (N,N-dimethylformamide), DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide), AcOH (acetic acid) and AcOEt (ethyl acetate). Otherconventional abbreviations are used herein: for example, a methyl groupis often provided as an unlabeled terminal “bond”, according to acceptedpractice.

Example 1

[0147] This example illustrates the preparation of the compounddesignated Ex. 1.

[0148] To a suspension of 4,5-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine (1.0 g, 7.93mmol) and 4-bromophenacyl bromide (2.2 g, 7.93 mmol) in EtOH (20 mL) wasadded NaHCO₃ (666 mg, 7.93 mmol), and the mixture was stirred for 1.5 hat 80° C. After cooling, the reaction mixture was concentrated, and theresidue was diluted with CHCl₃ (40 mL). After filtration of insolublematerial, the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was triturated withtoluene to give the desired compound Ex. 1 (840 mg) as a pale yellowcrystal, m.p.: >200° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 3291, 3145, 1634, 1586. MS (ESI+):305, 307 (100). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 5.44 (s, 2H), 7.10 (br s,2H), 7.69 (d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz), 7.93 (s, 1H), 8.03 (d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz).

Example 1-2 to 1-37

[0149] The compounds shown in Table 1 were obtained in the same manneras in Example 1.

Example 2

[0150] This example illustrates the preparation of the compounddesignated Ex. 2.

[0151] At 0° C., to a solution of triethyl phosphonoacetate (2.6 mL,12.91 mmol) in DMF(5.5 mL), sodium hydride(60% in oil, 517 mg, 12.91mmol) was added portionwise, and the reaction mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 30 min. A solution of 4-phenylcyclohexanone in DMF(2.0 mL) was added. After stirring for 0.5 h, the mixture was pouredinto 5% aq. KHSO₄ (10 mL) and extracted with diethyl ether (10 mL). Theorganic layer was successively washed with water (5 mL) and brine (5mL), dried over MgSO₄ and concentrated. The residue was purified bycolumn chromatography (hexane/AcOEt=7/1) to give compound 2 (2.0 g) ascolorless oil.

[0152] To a stirred solution of 2 (500 mg, 2.05 mmol) in EtOH (5 mL) wasadded 10% Pd/C (50 mg). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for1 h under an atmospheric pressure of hydrogen. The catalyst was removedby filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to affordcrude compound 3 (491 mg) as colorless oil, which was used for the nextreaction without further purification.

[0153] At 0° C., to a solution of compound 3 (271 mg, 1.10 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ (1.4 mL), anhydrous AlCl₃ (440 mg, 3.30 mmol) was addedportionwise and then 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide (0.14 mL, 1.10 mmol) wasadded dropwise. After stirring for 1 h at 0° C., the mixture was pouredinto ice water and extracted with CHCl₃ (5 mL). The combined organiclayer was successively washed with sat. NaHCO₃ (5 mL) and brine (5 mL),dried over MgSO₄ and concentrated. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (hexane/AcOEt=7/1) to give compound 4 (402 mg) ascolorless oil.

[0154] 4,5-Diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine (63.1 mg, 0.50 mmol) was mixedwith 1N HCl aq. (0.50 mL, 0.50 mmol), water (2 mL) and EtOH (2 mL) andcompound 4 (395 mg, 1.00 mmol) in EtOH (2 mL). The reaction mixture wasrefluxed (105° C.) for 12 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated tohalf amount of volume. The residue was adjusted to pH 9-10 with 2N NaOHaq. The resulting mixture was extracted with AcOEt (5 mL). The aqueouslayer was adjusted to pH 3-4 with 10% citric acid aq., extracted withAcOEt (5 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (5 mL) and brine(5 mL), dried over MgSO₄. Evaporation of the solvent gave a crude Ex. 2(54 mg, mixture of cis and trans isomers). The first organic layer waswashed with water (5 mL) and brine (5 mL), dried over MgSO₄. Evaporationof the solvent gave a crude compound 5 (126 mg, mixture of cis and transisomers), which was used for the next reaction without furtherpurification. To a solution of crude compound 5 in EtOH (1.2 mL), THF(1.8 mL) and water (1.2 mL) was added 2N NaOH aq. (0.45 mL) afterstirring at 40° C. for 4 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated tohalf amount of volume, and added to water (2 mL) and washed with AcOEt(2 mL). The aqueous layer was adjusted to pH 3-4 with 10% citric acidaq., and extracted with AcOEt (5 mL). The organic layer was washed withwater (5 mL) and brine (5 mL), dried over MgSO₄. Evaporation of thesolvent gave a white solid (113 mg). The white solid (113 mg) and crudeEx. 2 (54 mg) were combined and recrystallized from EtOH to give Ex. 2(92 mg, trans isomer), as a white crystal, m.p.: >270° C. IR (cm⁻¹):3320, 2929, 1702, 1601. MS (ESI+): 395 (100). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz):1.10-1.16 (m, 2H), 1.45-1.84 (m, 13H), 2.15 (d, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 2.54 (m,1H), 6.97 (br s, 2H), 7.30 (d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.64 (d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz),7.94 (s, 1H), 11.95 (br s, 1H).

Example 2-2

[0155]

[0156] To a solution of Ex. 2 (80 mg, 0.20 mmol) in DMF (2.4 mL) wasadded HOBt-H₂O (34.2 mg, 0.22 mmol), EDC-HCl (42.8 mg, 0.22 mmol) and28% ammonia aq. (0.04 mL, 0.81 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirredat room temperature for 70 h. The mixture was poured into sat. NaHCO₃aq. and extracted with AcOEt (3 mL). The organic layer was successivelywashed with water (3 mL×2), sat. NaHCO₃ (3 mL) and brine (3 mL), driedover MgSO₄. Evaporation of the solvent gave a white solid (69.5 mg). Thesolid was slurried with EtOH to give compound Ex. 2-2 (48.2 mg) as awhite crystal, m.p.: 224-226° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 3348, 2923, 1672, 1604. MS(ESI+): 394 (100). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 1.03-1.22 (m, 8H),1.4-1.49 (m, 2H), 1.70-1.82 (m, 5H), 2.14 (d, 2H, J=6.9 Hz), 2.54 (m,1H), 4.11 (br s, 1H), 5.27 (br s, 1H), 6.23 (br s, 2H), 7.25 (d, 2H,J=8.0 Hz), 7.36 (d, 2H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.61 (s, 1H), 11.75 (br s, 1H).

Example 2-3

[0157]

[0158] At 0° C., to a solution of Ex. 2 (120 mg, 0.30mmol) in THF (3.6mL) and MeOH (3.6 mL), NaBH₄ (194 mg, 4.86 mmol) was added portionwiseand the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 20 h. 2N NaOH aq.(0.46 mL, 0.91 mmol) was added and stirred for 30 min at 60° C. Thereaction mixture was concentrated to half amount of volume. The residuewas added to water (3 mL) and washed with AcOEt (3 mL). The aqueouslayer was adjusted to pH 3-4 with 10% citric acid aq., extracted withAcOEt (5 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (5 mL) and brine(5 mL), dried over MgSO₄. Evaporation of the solvent gave a white solid(150 mg). The solid was recrystallized from EtOH to give Ex. 2-3 (97 mg)as a white crystal, m.p.: 274-279° C. (decomposed). IR (cm⁻¹): 3414,2927, 1650, 1595. MS (ESI+): 397 (100). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz):1.02-1.17 (m, 2H), 1.40-1.53 (m, 2H), 1.61 (s, 6H), 1.66-1.87 (m, 5H),1.98 (d, 2H, J=7.1 Hz), 2.53 (m, 1H), 6.67 (br s, 1H), 6.89 (br s, 2H),7.21 (br s, 1H), 7.30 (d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.63 (d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.94(s, 1H).

Example 2-4

[0159]

[0160] To a stirred suspension of methoxymethyltriphenylphosphoniumchloride (3.14 g, 9.2 mmol) in THF (8 mL) was added potassiumtert-butoxide (516 mg, 4.6 mmol) under Ar. After 1 h,4-phenylcyclohexanone (1) (400 mg, 2.3 mmol) was added to the solution.The mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature, heated overnight at70° C. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into sat. NaHCO₃(40 mL) and extracted with ether (50 mL). The organic extract was washedwith water (40 mL) and brine (40 mL) and dried over Na₂SO₄, and thesolvent was removed to give crude compound 7 (2.19 g), which was used tothe next step without further purification.

[0161] The crude compound 7 (2.19 g) was mixed with 80% aq. AcOH (25 mL)and heated at 70° C. for 3.5 h with stirring. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (hexane/AcOEt=20/1) to give compound 8 (395 mg) ascolorless oil.

[0162] To a stirred solution of compound 8 (383 mg, 2.03 mmol) intoluene (20 mL) was added DBU (365 μL, 2.44 mmol) and the mixture washeated at 80° C. for 5 h under Ar. Then to the reaction mixture wasadded methyl (triphenylphosphoranylidene) acetate (1.2 g, 3.05 mmol) andthe mixture was stirred overnight at 100° C. After cooling, the reactionmixture was washed with 5% KHSO₄ (10 mL), sat. NaHCO₃ (10 mL) and brine(10 mL), and the organic layer was dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated.The residue was purified by column chromatography (hexane/AcOEt=20/1) togive compound 9 (474 mg) as colorless oil.

[0163] A suspension of 10% palladium on charcoal (50 mg) in a solutionof compound 9 (474 mg, 1.94 mmol) in EtOH (15 mL) was hydrogenated underthe atmospheric pressure of a hydrogen atmosphere overnight at roomtemperature. The reaction mixture was filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated to give compound 10 (436 mg) as colorless oil, which waspure enough to be used for the next step without further purification.

[0164] The Example 2 procedure was applied to compound 10 on a 436 mg(1.94 mmol) scale, yielding Ex. 24 (231 mg) as a colorless crystal,m.p.: >250° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 3310, 2922, 1702, 1611. MS (ESI+): 409 (100).1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 1.04-1.09 (m,2H), 1.43 (m, 1H), 1.43-1.50 (m,4H), 1.60 (s, 6H), 1.83 (br d, 4H, J=11.4 (br d, 4H, J=11.4 Hz), 2.25(t, 2H, d=7.7 Hz), 2.50 (m, 1H), 6.88 (br s, 2H), 7.29 (d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.63 (d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.94 (s, 1H), 11.84 (br s, 1H).

Example 2-5

[0165]

[0166] The Example 2-2 procedure was applied to Ex. 2-4 on a 50 mg (0.12mmol) scale, yielding Ex. 2-5 (41 mg) as a colorless crystal, m.p.:244-246° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 3357, 2920, 1696, 1602. MS (ESI+): 408 (100). 1HNMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 1.04-1.08 (m, 2H), 1.29 (m, 1H), 1.40-1.49 (m,4H), 1.60 (s, 6H), 1.83 (br d, 4H, J=10.2 Hz), 2.09 (t, 2H, d=7.4 Hz),2.50 (m, 1H), 6.60 (br s, 1H), 6.88 (br s, 2H), 7.20 (br s, 1H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.63 (d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.94 (s, 1H).

Example 2-6

[0167]

[0168] The Example 2-3 procedure was applied to Ex. 2-4 on a 38 mg (0.09mmol) scale, yielding Ex. 2-6 (19 mg) as a colorless crystal,m.p.: >250° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 3348, 2922, 1638, 1595. MS (ESI+): 411 (100).1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 1.04-1.09 (m, 2H), 1.08 (s, 3H), 1.22 (s,3H), 1.32 (m, 1H), 1.43-1.48 (m, 4H), 1.83 (br d, 4H, J=10.7 Hz), 2.24(t, 2H, d=7.7 Hz), 2.50 (m, 1H), 4.11 (s, 1H), 5.26 (s, 1H), 6.22 (br s,2H), 7.23 (d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.35 (d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.62 (s, 1H), 11.73(br s, 1H).

Example 2-7

[0169]

[0170] Compound 11 (3 mL, 18.82 mmol) and 30 mL of ethanol and NaOHsolution were stirred together at room temperature for 3 h. Solventswere then removed in vacuo, and 12 mL of 2M HCl solution was added. Theaqueous layer was extracted with 25 mL of AcOEt, and the extract waswashed with brine, dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo to affordcrude compound 12, which was used for the next reaction without furtherpurification.

[0171] To a stirred solution of crude compound 12 (1.594 g, ca. 11.21mmol) in 15 mL of THF was added 1.0M PhMgBr (24.7 mL, 24.7 mmol) at 0°C. and stirred for 30 min. After addition of 10 mL of water, the mixturewas acidified with 1M HCl solution. The aqueous layer was extracted with30 mL of AcOEt, and the extract was washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄,and concentrated in vacuo to afford crude compound 13, which was usedfor the next reaction without further purification.

[0172] To a stirred suspension of crude compound 13 and K₂CO₃ (2.01 g,14.5 mmol) in 10 mL of DMF was added MeI (0.98 mL, 15.7 mmol) andstirred for 3 h. After addition of 15 mL of water, the aqueous layer wasextracted with 25 mL of AcOEt, and the extract was washed with water andbrine, dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo to afford crudecompound 14, which was used for the next reaction without furtherpurification.

[0173] Crude compound 14, 15 mL of CHCl₃, trifluoroacetic acid (3.02 mL,39.4 mmol) and triethylsilane (3.02 mL, 22.5 mmol) were stirred togetherat 65° C. for 5.5 h. After addition of 25 mL of water, the organic layerwas separated, washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated invacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/AcOEt=10/1) to give compound 15 (1.5 g) as pale yellow oil.

[0174] To a stirred solution of compound 15 (1.5 g, 6.94 mmol) in 15 mLof MeOH was added 10% Pd/C (240 mg). The mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 5 h under an atmospheric pressure of hydrogen. Thecatalyst was removed by filtration, and filtrate was concentrated invacuo to afford crude compound 16, which was used for the next reactionwithout further purification.

[0175] Crude compound 16 and 10 mL of MeOH and 28% MeONa (1.5 mL, 7.3mmol, methanol solution) were stirred together at 70° C. for 7.5 h.After addition of 30 mL of water, the aqueous layer was extracted with40 mL of AcOEt, and the extract was washed with water and brine, driedover MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo to afford crude compound 17 as amixture of diastereomers (ratio 4:1), which was used for the nextreaction without further purification.

[0176] The Example 2-c) and 2-d) procedure was applied to compound 17 ona 69 mg (0.55 mmol) scale, yielding Ex. 2-7 (54 mg) as a colorlesscrystal, m.p.: >250° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 3328, 2931, 1704, 1615. MS (ESI+):381 (100). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 1.40-1.58 (m, 4H), 1.61 (s, 6H),1.82-1.92 (m, 2H), 1.97-2.08 (m, 2H), 2.24-2.36 (m, 1H), 2.52-2.61 (m,1H), 6.91 (br s, 2H), 7.31 (d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz), 7.65 (d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz),7.95 (s, 1H), 11.92 (br s, 1H).

Examples 2-8 to 2-268

[0177] The compounds shown in Table 2 are obtained in the same manner asin Examples 2 through 2-7

Example 3

[0178]

[0179] To a stirred solution of 4-hydroxy-4-phenylpiperidine (18) (1.00g, 5.64 mmol) and Et₃N (0.94 mL, 6.77 mmol) in 10 mL of CHCl₃ was addedethyl oxalyl chloride (0.63 mL, 5.64 mmol) at 0° C. and stirred for 1 h.After addition of 10 mL of water, the organic layer was separated, driedover MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo to afford crude compound 19, whichwas used for the next reaction without further purification.

[0180] Crude compound 19, 10 mL of CHCl₃, trifluoroacetic acid (1.52 mL,19.7 mmol) and triethylsilane (1.52 mL, 11.3 mmol) were stirred togetherat 65° C. for 1.5 h. After addition of 15 mL of water, the organic layerwas separated, washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated invacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/AcOEt=9/1) to give compound 20 (1.38 g) as pale yellow oil.

[0181] To a stirred solution of compound 20 (1.38 g, 5.32 mmol) in 8 mLof MeOH was added 10% Pd/C (200 mg). The mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 5 h under an atmospheric pressure of hydrogen. Thecatalyst was removed by filtration, and filtrate was concentrated invacuo to afford crude compound 21, which was used for the next reactionwithout further purification.

[0182] The Example 2-c) and 2-d) procedure was applied to compound 21 ona 58 mg (0.46 mmol) scale, yielding Ex. 3 (20 mg) as a colorlesscrystal, m.p.: 188.8-190.9° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 1618, 1460, 1440. MS(ESI+):410 (100). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 1.46-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.6 (s, 6H),1.81-1.94 (m, 2H), 2.72-2.98 (m, 2H), 3.21-3.34 (m, 1H), 3.63-3.71 (m,1H), 4.34-4.46 (m, 1H), 6.98 (br s, 2H), 7.33 (d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.67(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.95 (s, 1H).

Example 3-2 to 3-3

[0183] The compounds shown in Table 3 were obtained in the same manneras in Example 3.

Example 4

[0184]

[0185] Fluorobenzene (1.78 mL, 18.96 mmol), aluminum chloride (2.53 g,18.96 mmol) and isobutyryl chloride (1.0 mL, 9.48 mmol) were mixed underAr and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The reactionmixture was poured into ice water with stirring and extracted with ether(50 mL). The organic extract was washed with sat. NaHCO₃ (30 mL) andbrine (30 mL) and dried over Na₂SO₄, and the solvent was removed to givecompound 23 (1.47 g) as colorless oil which was pure enough to be usedfor the next step without further purification.

[0186] To a solution of compound 23 (50 mg, 0.30 mmol) in DMSO (0.5 mL)was added piperidine (119 μL, 1.2 mmol) and the mixture was heated at140° C. for 5 h under Ar. After cooling, the reaction mixture wasdiluted with ether (10 mL) and washed with 5% KHSO₄ (10 mL), water (10mL) and brine (10 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, and thesolvent was removed to give compound 24 (65 mg) as colorless oil, whichwas pure enough to be used for the next step without furtherpurification.

[0187] To a solution of compound 24 (64 mg, 0.28 mmol) in DME (1 mL)were added 25% HBr—AcOH (100 μl, 0.31 mmol) and Br₂ (15.7 μl, 0.31 mmol)successively and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min.To the reaction mixture was added 4,5-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine (17.5mg, 0.14 mmol), 1N HCl (140 μl, 0.14 mmol), EtOH (1 mL), and water (1mL) and the mixture was refluxed overnight. After cooling, EtOH wasremoved under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with AcOEt(10 mL) and washed with 1N NaOH (10 mL) and brine (10 mL). The organiclayer was dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated. The residue was purifiedby thin-layer chromatography using as eluent CHCl₃-MeOH (9:1) to affordEx. 4 (40 mg) as a pale yellow crystal, m.p.: 191-193° C. IR (cm⁻¹):3318, 2933, 1606, 158. MS (ESI+): 338 (100). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz):1.58-1.62 (m, 6H), 1.62 (s, 6H), 3.26 (br s, 4H), 6.79 (br s, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.63 (d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.91 (s, 1H).

Example 4-2 to 4-7

[0188] The compounds shown in Table 4 were obtained in the same manneras in Example 4

Example 5

[0189]

[0190] 3-Chloroacetophenone (0.5 mL, 3.85 mmol), powdered KOH (2.16 g,38.5 mmol), 18-crown-6 (102 mg, 0.385 mmol), methyl iodide (1.92 mL,30.8 mmol) and 12 mL of toluene were stirred together at roomtemperature for 3 days. After addition of 30 mL of water, the aqueouslayer was extracted with 20 mL of AcOEt, and the extract was washed withbrine, dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo to afford crudecompound 27, which was used for the next reaction without furtherpurification.

[0191] The Example 4 procedure was applied to compound 27 on a 60 mg(0.47 mmol) scale, yielding Ex. 5 (40 mg) as a colorless crystal, m.p.:117.2-133.4° C. IR (cm⁻¹): 1639, 1583, 1468. MS (ESI+): 289 (100). 1HNMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): 1.60 (s, 6H), 7.01 (br s, 2H), 7.48 (t, 1H,J=5.9 Hz), 7.55 (ddd, 1H, J=5.9, 1.3, 0.8 Hz), 7.67 (ddd, 1H, J=5.9,1.3, 0.8 Hz), 7.76 (t, 1H, J=1.3 Hz), 7.97 (s, 1H).

Example 5-2 to 5-3

[0192] The compounds shown in Table 5 were obtained in the same manneras in Example 5.

Example 6

[0193]

[0194] To a stirred solution of compound 22 (20.0 g, 54.5 mmol) in 160mL of CHCl₃ was added dropwise 96% sulfuric acid (12.1 mL, 218 mmol) and60% nitric acid (4.56 mL, 59.9 mmol) at 0° C. and stirred at sametemperature for 30 min. The reaction mixture was then poured intocrashed ice (150 g). The organic layer was washed with water (50 mL) andbrine (50 mL), dried over Mg2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residuewas purified by crystallization from AcOEt/Heptane (1/2,120 mL), to givecompound 28 (18.4 g) as a pale yellow crystal.

[0195] To a stirred suspension of Zn (15.9 g, 218 mmol) in 150 mL ofacetic acid, compound 28 (15.0 g, 36.4 mmol) was added portionwise at 0°C. and stirred at room temperature for 1 hr, then stirred at 60° C. foranother 30 min. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. To the residue was addedAcOEt (150 mL), washed with water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL), dried overMg2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified bycrystallization from EtOH/H₂O (3/1, 50 mL), to give compound 29 (9.36 g)as a white crystal.

[0196] To a stirred suspension of cupper chloride(II) (6.30 g, 44.5mmol) in 135 mL of acetone was added tert-butyl nitrite (5.88 mL, 44.5mmol) at 0° C., then added portionwise compound 29 (9.00 g, 29.7 mmol)and stirred at same temperature for 2 h. Then the mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 1 h. After addition of 2N HCl, the mixture wasextracted with AcOEt (100 mL). The extract was successively washed with1N HCl (50 mL), water (50 mL), and brine (50 mL), dried over Mg2SO4, andconcentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (CHCl3/AcOEt=10/1˜4/1) to give compound 30 (7.40 g) as apale yellow crystal.

[0197] To a stirred solution of compound 30 (100 mg, 0.31 mmol) in 1 mLof DME was added 25% HBr—AcOH solution (89 mL, 0.372 mmol) and bromine(19 mL, 0.37 mmol) at 0° C. and stirred for 7 hr at room temperature.After addition of water, the mixture was extracted with AcOEt, theorganic layer was washed with water and brine, dried over Mg2SO4.Evaporation of the solvent gave crude compound 31 (112 mg) as a paleyellow solid, which was used for the next reaction without furtherpurification.

[0198] To a solution of compound 31 (461 mg, 1.07 mmol) in EtOH (4 mL)was added 4,5-diamino-6-hydroxy-2-methylpyrimidine dihydrochloride (457mg, 2.14 mmol) and water (1.3 mL), and refluxed for 12 h. After cooling,to the reaction mixture was added 4N NaOH (2.5 mL, 10.0 mmol) andrefluxed for 1 hr. After cooling, the reaction mixture was adjusted topH 4 with 4N HCl and stirred for 1 hr. The deposited solid was collectedby filtration, washed with water, and dried in vacuo to give Ex. 6 (354mg) as an orange solid.

[0199] An alternative preparation of 31: To a stirred solution ofcompound 22 (100 mg, 0.272 mmol) in sulfuryl chloride (0.219 mL, 2.72mmol) was added aluminum chloride (127 mg, 0.953 mmol) and catalyticamount of S2Cl2 at 0° C. and stirred for 2 h. The reaction mixture wasthen poured into ice water (30 g) and extracted with AcOEt (30 mL). Theorganic layer was washed with water (20 mL), brine (20 mL), dried overMg2SO4. Evaporation of the solvent gave crude compound 31, which wasused for the next reaction above, without further purification.

Example 6-9

[0200]

[0201] To a suspension of compound 29 (1.0 g, 3.29 mmol) in 15 mL oftoluene was added nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate (462 mg, 3.95 mmol)under argon at 0° C. After stirring for 30 min at 0° C., the mixture washeated to 120° C. and stirred for 1 hr. After cooling, the solution wasdiluted with AcOEt, and the organic layer was washed with water, driedover Na₂SO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified bysilica gel column chromatography (AcOEt/CHCl₃/hexane=1/1/1) to givecompound 32 (381 mg) as a pale yellow crystal.

[0202] To a stirred solution of compound 32 (381 mg, 1.24 mmol) in 4 mLof DME was added 25% HBr—AcOH solution (356 mL, 1.49 mmol) and bromine(76 mL, 1.49 mmol) at 0° C. and stirred for 5 min at 0° C. and for 30min at room temperature. After addition of water, the mixture wasextracted with AcOEt, the organic layer was washed with brine, driedover Na₂SO₄. Evaporation of the solvent gave crude compound 33 (454 mg)as a pale yellow solid, which was used for the next reaction withoutfurther purification.

[0203] To a solution of compound 33 (454 mg, 1.18 mmol) in EtOH (6 mL)was added 4,5-diamino-6-hydroxy-2-methylpyrimidine dihydrochloride (502mg, 2.36 mmol) and water (2 mL), and refluxed for 12 h. After cooling,to the reaction mixture was added 2N NaOH (5.9 mL, 11.8 mmol) and refluxfor 3 hr. After cooling, the reaction mixture was adjusted to pH 4 with2N HCl and stirred for 1 hr. The deposited solid was collected byfiltration, washed with water, and dried in vacuo to give Ex. 6-9 (477mg) as a pale yellow solid.

Example 6-2 to 6-25

[0204] The compounds shown in Table 6 were obtained in the same manneras in Examples 6 and 6-9.

Example 7

[0205]

[0206] To a stirred mixture of AlCl₃ (6.41 g, 48.1 mmol) in 30 mL ofCH₂Cl₂ was added Ethyl oxalyl chloride(1.58 mL, 14.2 mmol) and compound34 (3.0 g, 14.2 mmol) at 0° C. and stirred at 0° C.˜room temperature for2 h. After the reaction mixture was poured into ice, 10 mL of AcOEt wasadded to the mixture and conc.HCl was added until suspended solutionbecame clear. The organic layer was separated, and concentrated invacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/AcOEt=3/1 1/1) to give compound 35 (3.36 g) as a white solid.

[0207] The mixture of compound 35 (3.36 g, 10.5 mmol) and KOH (2.0 g,35.8 mmol) and N2H4.H2O (1.38 mL, 28.5 mmol) in tri(ethylene glycol) (30mL) was stirred at 175° C. for 1 h. After cooling to room temperature,2N HCl (30 mL, 60 mmol) and water (40 mL) was added and the depositedsolid was collected by filtration to give compound 36 (2.58 g) as a paleyellow solid.

[0208] To a stirred mixture of compound 36 (2.57 g, 9.3 mmol) in 30 mLof MeOH was added SOCl2 (1.7 mL, 23.3 mmol) at 0° C. and stirred at roomtemperature for 4 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo,then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/AcOEt=5/1 3/1) to give compound 37 (2.13 g) as a white solid.

[0209] The mixture of compound 37 (2.13 g, 7.0 mmol) andN,N-dimethylformamide diethyl acetal (6.8 mL, 39.7 mmol) was stirred at130° C. for 3 days. Then toluene (20 mL) was added and the reactionmixture was concentrated in vacuo to give crude compound 38, which wasthen used for the next reaction without further purification.

[0210] The mixture of compound 38 (crude, 7.0 mmol) and4,6-Dihydroxy-2-methylpyrimidine (883 mg, 7.0 mmol) in AcOH (20 mL) wasstirred at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction mixture was concentratedin vacuo, EtOH (10 mL) and water (8 mL) was added and the depositedsolid was collected by filtration to give compound 39 (1.12 g) as abrown solid.

[0211] The mixture of compound 39 (200 mg, 0.49 mmol) and POCl₃ (1 mL)was stirred at 90° C. for 3 h. Then the reaction mixture was poured intoice and the product was extracted with AcOEt (3 mL), and the organiclayer was successively washed with water (2 mL) and brine (2 mL). Theorganic layer was dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/AcOEt=2/1) to give compound 40 (174 mg) as an orange solid.

[0212] The mixture of compound 40 (124 mg, 0.30 mmol) and 4N NaOH (0.41mL, 1.65 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 19 hand then stirred at 60° C. for 2.5 h. After cooling to room temperature,2N HCl (2 mL, 4 mmol) and water (10 mL) was added and the depositedsolid was collected by filtration to give compound 41 (100 mg) as a paleyellow solid.

[0213] To a stirred solution of 0.93M MeMgBr in THF (1.2 mL, 1.12 mmol)was added the suspended solution of compound 41 (100 mg, 0.23 mmol) inTHF (1.5 mL), and stirred at room temperature for 3 h. After addition ofwater (1 mL) and 2N HCl (2 mL), the product was extracted with AcOEt (3mL), and the organic layer was successively washed with brine (2 mL).The organic layer was dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo togive crude compound 42, which was then used for the next reactionwithout further purification.

[0214] The mixture of compound 42 (crude, 0.23 mmol) and AcOH (2 mL) wasstirred at 100° C. for 40 min. After cooling to room temperature, water(3 mL) was added to the reaction mixture and the product was extractedwith AcOEt (3 mL), then the organic layer was successively washed withwater (2 mL) and brine (2 mL). The organic layer was dried over MgSO₄,and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (CHCl₃/MeOH=40/1˜20/1) to give compound 43 (54 mg) as aorange solid.

[0215] To a stirred suspension of compound 43 (52 mg, 0.12 mmol) andK2CO3 (50 mg, 0.37 mmol) in DMF (1.5 mL) was added MeI (0.023 mL, 0.37mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. Afteraddition of water (3 mL), the product was extracted with AcOEt (3 mL),and the organic layer was successively washed with water (2 mL) andbrine (2 mL). The organic layer was dried over MgSO₄, and concentratedin vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(Hexane/AcOEt=4/1) to give compound 44 (46 mg) as a white solid.

[0216] To a stirred solution of compound 44 (134 mg, 0.30 mmol) intoluene (4 mL) was added Benzophenone imine (0.255 mL, 1.52 mmol) andPd(OAc)2 (14 mg, 0.061 mmol) and (S)-(−)-BINAP (57 mg, 0.091 mmol) andCsCO3 (198 mg, 0.61 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 23h. After addition of water (3 mL), the product was extracted with AcOEt(3 mL), and the organic layer was successively washed with brine (2 mL).The organic layer was dried over MgSO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(Hexane/AcOEt=4/1˜2/1) to give compound 45 (88 mg) as a yellow solid.

[0217] To a stirred solution of compound 45 (85 mg, 0.145 mmol) in THF(2 mL) was added conc.HCl (0.050 mL), and the mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 1 h. After addition of 4N NaOH (0.14 mL), theproduct was extracted with AcOEt (5 mL), and the organic layer wassuccessively washed with water (4 mL) and brine (4 mL). The organiclayer was concentrated in vacuo, thus obtained residue was purified bysilica gel column chromatography (CHCl₃/MeOH=50/1) to give compound 46(57 mg) as a yellow solid.

[0218] To a stirred mixture of compound 46 (55 mg, 0.13 mmol) in mixedsolvent (2 mL of THF and 3 mL of MeOH) was added 1N NaOH (0.43 mL, 0.43mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 4 h. After the reactionmixture was concentrated in vacuo, 2N HCl (0.25 mL, 0.5 mmol) and EtOH(1 mL) was added to the mixture and the deposited solid was collected byfiltration to give Ex. 7 (38 mg) as a pale yellow solid.

Example 7-4

[0219]

[0220] Compound 49. A mixture of 47 (10.0 g, 89.2 mmol) and 48 (14.5 g,89.2 mmol) in AcOH (100 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 24 h. The solventwas removed in vacuo and the resulting brown residue was purified byflash chromatography (silica gel 4% MeOH/CH₂Cl₂) to provide 49 as ayellow solid (12.04 g). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 8.02 (s, 1H), 6.71 (s, 1H),1.53 (s, 6H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=257 and 259 (M+1).

[0221] Compound 50. A solution of 49 (2.13 g, 8.29 mmol) in POCl₃ (10mL) was heated at 100° C. for 1 h, cooled to r.t. and poured over ice.The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc (3×75 mL). The organiclayers were pooled, washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered, andconcentrated in vacuo to provide 50 as a yellow oil (2.28 g). ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆) δ 8.49 (s, 1H), 7.00 (s, 1H), 1.64 (s, 6H). Mass Spectrum(ESI+) m/e=275, 277, and 279 (M+1).

[0222] Compound 51. Diisopropylethylamine (1.9 mL, 10.9 mmol) was addedto a solution of 50 (2.0 g, 7.26 mmol) and 4-methoxybenzylamine (2.83mL, 21.8 mmol) in THF (20 mL). The reaction mixture was heated at refluxfor 16 h, cooled to r.t., diluted with water (20 mL) and extracted withEtOAc (3×75 mL). The organic layers were pooled, washed with brine,dried (MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide a yellowsolid. Purification by flash chromatography (silica gel, 50%EtOAc/hexane) provided 51 as an off-white solid (2.14 g). ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆) δ 8.05 (s, 1H), 7.79 (m, 1H), 7.21 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.08 (s,1H), 6.87 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 4.50 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 1.50(s, 6H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=376, and 378 (M+1).

[0223] Compound 52. A solution of 51 (620 mg, 1.65 mmol) in TFA (20 mL)was heated at 50° C. for 7 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo and theresulting oil was dissolved in EtOAc (30 mL), washed with saturatedaqueous NaHCO₃ (2×50 mL), brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered, andconcentrated in vacuo to provide a yellow solid. The solid was sonicatedin Et₂O (5 mL) and collected by vacuum filtration to provide 52 as anoff-white solid (388 mg). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.10 (s, 1H),7.00 (s, 2H), 1.52 (s, 6H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=256 and 258 (M+1).

[0224] Compound 54. A 60% suspension in mineral oil of NaH (211 mg, 5.23mmol) was added to a solution of 53 (1.0 g, 5.26 mmol) in anhydrous THF(25 mL) at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. In a separate flasktrimethyl phosphonoacetate (1.02 mL, 6.31 mmol) was added to asuspension of NaH (315 mg, 7.88 mmol) in anhydrous THF (25 mL) at 0° C.under a nitrogen atmosphere. After 15 min., the two mixtures were warmedto r.t. and stirred for 30 min. The solution containing the ketone wasadded to the phosphonate solution via cannula. The reaction mixture wasstirred at r.t. for 5 h, quenched with water (50 mL) and extracted withEtOAc (3×50 mL). The organic layers were pooled, washed with brine,dried (MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide 54 as awhite solid (1.25 g). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 9.12 (s, 1H), 7.01 (d, J=8.4Hz, 2H), 6.66 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 5.70 (s, 1H), 3.82 (m, 1H), 3.62 (s,3H), 2.70 (m, 1H), 2.33 (m, 2H), 2.01 (m, 1H), 1.92 (m, 2H), 1.47 (m,2H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=247 (M+1).

[0225] Compound 55. A mixture of 54 (5.18 g, 21.0 mmol) and 10% Pd/C(500 mg) in EtOAc (150 mL) was stirred at r.t. under a hydrogenatmosphere for 20 h. The-reaction mixture-wasiltered through celite andconcentrated in vacuo to provide a yellow solid. Recrystallization fromEtOAc (6 mL) provided 55 as colorless prisms with a 20:1 trans/cis ratio(2.96 g). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 9.08 (s, 1H), 6.99 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 6.65(d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 2.33 (dt, J=3.0 and 12.1 Hz, 1H), 2.23(d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 1.75 (m, 5H), 1.38 (m, 2H), 1.11 (m, 2H). MassSpectrum (ESI+) m/e=249 (M+1).

[0226] Compound 56. Triethylamine (421 μL, 3.02 mmol) was added dropwiseto a solution of 55 (500 mg, 2.02 mmol) and trifluoromethanesulfonicanhydride (424 μL, 2.52 mmol) in anhydrous CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) at 0° C. undera nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was warmed to r.t. andstirred for 4.5 h, poured into water (30 mL) and the layers wereseparated. The organic layers were pooled, washed with saturated aqueousNaHCO₃, brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo toprovide 56 as an off-white solid (765 mg). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 7.42 (d,J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.38 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 2.57 (m, 1H), 2.25(d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.79 (m, 5H), 1.47 (m, 2H), 1.14 (m, 2H). MassSpectrum (ESI+) m/e=381 (M+1).

[0227] Compound 57. A 50 mL round-bottomed flask was charged with 56(1.35 g, 3.55 mmol), KOAc (1.05 g, 10.6 mmol), bis(pinacolato)diboron(991 mg, 3.90 mmol), PdCl₂(dppf) (87 mg, 0.107 mmol), and dppf(59 mg,0.107 mmol). The flask was consecutively filled with nitrogen andevacuated three times. Anhydrous dioxane (25 mL) was added and thereaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for 17 h. The reaction mixture wascooled to r.t., diluted with EtOAc (50 mL), washed with brine, dried(MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide a brown oil.Purification by flash chromatography (silica gel, 15% EtOAc/hexane)provided 57 as a white solid (914 mg). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 7.59 (d, J=7.8Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 2.45 (m, 1H), 2.25 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.78 (m, 5H), 1.46 (m, 2H), 1.28 (s, 12H), 1.14 (m, 2H).Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=359 (M+1).

[0228] Compound 58. A mixture of 52 (1.12 g, 4.38 mmol), 57 (2.0 g, 6.57mmol), PdCl₂(dppf) (107 mg, 0.132 mmol), and 2M aqueous Na₂CO₃ (11 mL)in DMF (30 mL) was heated at 80° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 24h. The solution was diluted with water (75 mL) and the resultingprecipitate was collected by vacuum filtration to provide an off-whitesolid. Purification by flash chromatography (silica gel, 5% MeOH/CH₂Cl₂)provided 58 as a white solid (1.09 g). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 7.95 (s, 1H),7.29 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 6.86 (s, 2H), 6.57 (s,1H), 3.61 (s, 3H), 2.47 (m, 1H), 2.25 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 1.79 (m, 5H),1.51 (s, 6H), 1.44 (m, 2H), 1.16 (m, 2H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=408.5(M+1).

[0229] Ex. 7-4. A solution of 58 (130 mg, 0.319 mmol) in MeOH (12 mL)and 10% aqueous LiOH (4 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 4 h. The MeOH wasremoved in vacuo and the resulting aqueous solution was acidified with1N HCl to pH 4. The resulting precipitate was collected by vacuumfiltration to provide Ex. 7-4 as an off-white solid (111 mg). ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆) δ 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.33 (bs, 2H), 7.30 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.26(d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 6.61 (s, 1H), 2.47 (m, 1H), 2.15 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H),1.82 (m, 4H), 1.74 (m, 1H), 1.55 (s, 6H), 1.51 (m, 2H), 1.13 (m, 2H).Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=394 (M+1).

Example 7-5

[0230]

[0231] Compound 60. A 100 mL round-bottomed flask was charged with 59(2.54 g, 7.58 mmol), bis(pinacolato)diboron (2.41 g, 9.47 mmol), KOAc(2.23 g, 22.7 mmol), PdCl₂(dppf) (186 mg, 0.227 mmol), and dppf (126 mg,0.227 mmol). The flask was consecutively filled with nitrogen andevacuated three times. Anhydrous dioxane (70 mL) was added and thereaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for 17 h. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with EtOAc (75 mL) and washed with water, brine, dried (MgSO₄),filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide a brown oil. Purificationby flash chromatography (silica gel, 5% EtOAc/hexane) provided 60 as awhite solid (2.02 g). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 7.52 (s, 1H), 7.47 (d, J=7.6Hz, 1H), 7.18 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 5.74 (s, 1H), 3.71 (m, 1H), 3.62 (s,3H), 2.89 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 2.41 (m, 1H), 2.32 (m, 1H), 2.13 (m, 3H),1.66 (m, 4H), 1.28 (s, 12H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=383 (M+1).

[0232] Compound 61. A mixture of 60 (2.02 g, 5.28 mmol) and 10% Pd/C(562 mg) in MeOH (50 mL) was stirred at r.t. under a hydrogen atmospherefor 21 h. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite andconcentrated in vacuo to provide a colorless oil. Crystallization fromMeOH, followed by recrystallization from CH₂Cl₂ with MeOH diffusionprovided 61 as white needles with a 20:1 trans/cis ratio (600 mg). ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (d, J=7.5 Hz,1H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 2.90 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 2.29 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.99(t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 1.90 (m, 1H), 1.76 (m, 2H), 1.68 (m, 2H), 1.60 (m,2H), 1.35 (s, 12H), 1.25 (m, 2H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=385 (M+1).

[0233] Compound 62. A mixture of 52 (100 mg, 0.391 mmol), 61 (150 mg,0.391 mmol), Pd(PPh₃)₄ (23 mg, 0.020 mmol), and 2M aqueous Na₂CO₃ (1 mL)in DMF (10 mL) was heated at 80° C. for 3.5 h. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with EtOAc (75 mL), washed with water (3×50 mL), brine, dried(MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide a yellow solid.Purification by flash chromatography (silica gel, 5% MeOH/CH₂Cl₂)provided 62 as a white solid (103 mg). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 7.95 (s, 1H),7.18 (m, 3H), 6.84 (s, 2H), 6.56 (s, 1H), 3.61 (s, 3H), 2.85 (t, J=7.3Hz, 2H), 2.28 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.95 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 1.79 (m, 1H),1.65 (m, 5H), 1.51 (s, 6H), 1.49 (m, 1H), 1.23 (m, 2H). Mass Spectrum(ESI+) m/e=434 (M+1).

[0234] Ex. 7-5. A solution of 62 (103 mg, 0.238 mmol) in MeOH (9 mL) and10% aqueous LiOH (3 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 2 h. The MeOH wasremoved in vacuo and the resulting aqueous layer was acidified to pH 1with 1N HCl. The resulting precipitate was collected by vacuumfiltration to provided Ex. 7-5 as an off-white solid (73 mg). ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆) δ 8.14 (s, 1H), 7.50 (bs, 2H), 7.20 (m, 3H), 6.61 (s, 1H),2.86 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.17 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.96 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H),1.71 (m, 1H), 1.67 (m, 2H), 1.63 (m, 3H), 1.56 (s, 6H), 1.50 (m, 2H),1.22 (m, 2H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=420 (M+1).

[0235] The compounds shown in Table 7 were obtained in the same manneras in Examples 7, 7-4 and 7-5.

Example 8

[0236]

[0237] Steps (A), (B) and (C). Into a flame-dried 1L 3-necked roundbottom flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, a reflux condenser and anaddition funnel was placed magnesium turnings (1.1 equiv., 8.8 g) anddiethyl ether (60 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere. A diethyl ethersolution of 1-bromo-3-phenylpropane (322.4 mmol, 65.5 g) was added viaaddition funnel at such a rate that a gentle reflux was maintainedthroughout the addition, about 1 h 10 min. A few particles of iodinewere introduced at the beginning of the addition to initiate thereaction. Upon completion of the addition of the bromide, the reactionmixture was heated at reflux for 1 h, allowed to cool to roomtemperature and further cooled in an ice bath. A solution of1,4-cyclohexanedione monoethylene ketal (1 equiv., 51.91 g) in THF (100mL) was slowly added to the ice-cooled mixture via addition funnel withstirring over 1 h 30 min. The mixture was continuously stirred for 30min. in the ice bath and overnight at ambient temperature. The reactionmixture was pre-cooled in an ice bath and mixture of ice and 4N aqueousHCl was added. The mixture was stirred until magnesium all dissolved,the layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted withdiethyl ether (2×). The combined organics were washed with brine toneutral, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo.The residue was taken onto the next step, in which it was hydrolyzed ina refluxing mixture with MeOH (400 mL) and 3 N aqueous H₂SO₄ (100 mL)for 6 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, concentrated in vacuo, dilutedwith ice water and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organics werewashed with brine (2×), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated in vacuo. Column chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 35/65) ofthe residue provided the desired hydroxyketone 64 (30 g). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃)δ 1.45 (br s, 1H), 1.59-1.63 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.83 (m, 4H), 1.93-1.97 (m,2H), 2.20-2.28 (m, 2H), 2.65-2.76 (m, 4H), 7.19-7.24 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.33(m, 2H). Mass Spectrum (CI+) m/e=215.1 (M+1).

[0238] Step (D). To a flame-dried single-necked round bottom flask in anice bath was placed NaH (a 60% dispersion in mineral oil) (1 equiv.,0.66 g) and subsequently charged with THF (20 mL) under a nitrogenatmosphere. To this was dropwise added trimethyl phosphonoacetate (1equiv., 2.89 g/2.75 mL) via syringe. When hydrogen evolution appearedcomplete, a solution of hydroxyketone 64 (15.5 mmol, 3.33 g) in THF (40mL) was slowly introduced via addition funnel. The reaction mixture wasstirred at ambient temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched withsaturated aqueous NH₄Cl followed by water and extracted with EtOAc (2×).The combined organics were washed with brine (2×), dried over anhydroussodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Column chromatography of theresidue (EtOAc/hexanes, 30/70) provided the desired hydroxyacrylate (3.5g). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.16 (s, 1H), 1.29 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.51-1.61 (m,4H), 1.70-1.80 (m, 4H), 2.10-2.14 (m, 1H), 2.43-2.59 (m, 2H), 2.65 (t,J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.46-3.50 (m, 1H), 4.16 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 5.65 (s, 1H),7.19-7.22 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.32 (m, 2H).

[0239] Step (E). The hydroxyacrylate (15.5 mmol) obtained above washydrogenated over palladium (10% on charcoal) (10 mol %) in EtOAc (60mL) using hydrogen gas at an atmospheric pressure over 10 h. The Pd/Cwas filtered off by a layer of celite and the filtrate was concentratedin vacuo. The product contained a mixture of two conformers (ratio 3:1)of the desired tertiary hydroxyl ester 65, which were separated bycolumn chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 20/80) and characterized by thefollowing spectral data. In practice, the conformeric mixture wasfurther elaborated without separation. ¹H NMR (major conformer, CDCl₃) δ1.06 (s, 1H), 1.27 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.33-1.42 (m, 4H), 1.46-1.51 (m,2H), 1.55-1.66 (m, 4H), 1.68-1.76 (m, 3H), 2.23 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.63(t, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 4.14 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 7.18-7.23 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.32(m, 2H). Mass Spectrum (CI+) m/e=287.1 (M+1); ¹H NMR (minor conformer,CDCl₃) δ 1.07-1.15 (m, 2H), 1.22 (s, 1H), 1.27 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H),1.39-1.44 (m, 2H), 1.54-1.58 (m, 2H), 1.67-1.75 (m, 6H), 1.88 (m, 1H),2.22 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.65 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 4.14 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H),7.18-7.22 (m, 3H), 7.29-7.32 (m, 2H). Mass Spectrum (CI+) m/e=287.1(M+1).

[0240] Steps (F), (G) and (H). To a flame-dried 50 mL single-neckedround bottom flask in an ice-salt bath was placed AlCl₃ (2.5 equiv.,1.43 g) followed by dropwise addition of 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide (2equiv., 2.01 g/1.08 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture wasstirred for about 5 min., and CH₂Cl₂ (8 mL) was introduced. Afteranother 5 min, a CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) solution of the conformeric mixture oftertiary hydroxyl ester 65 (4.3 mmol, 1.23 g) was dropwise added. Thereaction mixture was continuously stirred in the ice-salt bath for 1 h.A mixture of ice and 2 N aqueous HCl was added and the mixture wasstirred until all dissolved and extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (2×). The combinedorganics were washed with brine (3×), dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue contained mainly twoacylation regioisomers in a ratio of about 4 to 1, which were cyclizedwith 4,5-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine hemisulfate (0.5 equiv., 0.63 g) inthe presence of 2N aqueous HCl (2.2 equiv., 4 mL) in 3:1 EtOH-H₂O (40mL). The mixture was refluxed for about 12 h. The mixture was cooled,diluted with saturated aqueous NH₄Cl and extracted with EtOAc (2×). Thecombined organics were washed with saturated aqueous NH₄Cl (2×), driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The product washydrolyzed by LiOH.H₂O (5 equiv., 0.73 g) in 3:1 MeOH-H₂O (20 mL). Usingthe same workup used in the preceding cyclization step, a mixture of twomajor regioisomers (67) was obtained. The major isomer (1.2 g) wasobtained by recrystallization (EtOAc/CH₂Cl₂/MeOH). The desired isomer(Ex. 8) (200 mg) was obtained by preparatory HPLC of the mother liquor.¹H NMR (CDCl₃) (a single conformer, trans-) δ 1.35-1.43 (m, 2H),1.69-1.88 (m, 16H), 1.96 (m, 1H), 2.36 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.83 (t, J=6.0Hz, 2H), 7.34 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J=8.4, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (d,J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H). Mass Spectrum (CI+) m/e=435.2 (M+1).

Example 8-2

[0241]

[0242] Compound 69. Trimethyl phosphonoacetate (10.36 mL, 64.0 mmol) wasadded to a suspension of NaH in anhydrous THF (500 mL) at 0° C. under anitrogen atmosphere. After 30 min. at 0° C., a solution of1,4-cyclohexanedione mono-ethylene ketal (10.0 g, 64.0 mmol) inanhydrous THF (50 mL) was added via cannula. The reaction mixture waswarmed to ambient temperature and stirred for 12 h. The reaction wasquenched with water and the THF was removed in vacuo. The aqueous layerwas extracted with EtOAc and the organic layers were pooled, washed withbrine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide 68as a colorless oil. 10% Pd/C was added to a solution of 68 in 95% EtOH(200 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred under a hydrogen atmospherefor 20 h, filtered through celite, and concentrated in vacuo to providea colorless oil. p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (1.21 g, 6.40 mmol)was added to a solution of the oil in acetone (200 mL) and water (50 mL)and the reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 24 h. The acetone wasremoved in vacuo and the aqueous solution was extracted with EtOAc. Theorganic layers were pooled, washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered,and concentrated in vacuo to provide 69 as a colorless liquid (5.86 g).¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.46 (m, 2H), 2.08 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.33 (m, 3H), 2.37 (m,4H), 3.68 (s, 3H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=171.1 (M+H).

[0243] Compound 70. Isopropylmagnesium chloride (25.5 mL, 51.0 mmol) wasadded via syringe to a solution of 4-bromo-3-methylbenzonitrile (5.0 g,25.5 mmol) in anhydrous Et₂O (50 mL) at 0° C. under a nitrogenatmosphere. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 12 h. Thereaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and quenched with 6 N HCl. Afterstirring at ambient temperature for 12 h, the layers were separated andthe aqueous solution was extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts werepooled, washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated invacuo to provide a brown oil. Flash chromatography (silica gel, 2%EtOAC/hexanes) provided 70 as a colorless oil (3.69 g). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆)δ 1.08 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 2.41 (s, 3H), 3.62 (m, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=8.4 Hz,1H), 7.73 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (s, 1H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+)m/e=241.1 and 243.1 (M+H).

[0244] Compound 71. p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (360 mg, 1.89mmol) was added to a solution of 70 (4.57 g, 18.9 mmol) and ethyleneglycol (8.45 mL, 0.152 mol) in benzene (50 mL). The reaction mixture washeated at reflux for 20 h while removing water using a Dean-Stark trap.The solution was washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO₃, brine, dried(MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to provide a colorless oil.Flash chromatography (silica gel, 2% EtOAc/hexanes) provided 71 as acolorless oil (4.86 g). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 0.79 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 2.03(m, 1H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 3.63 (m, 2H), 3.92 (m, 2H), 7.07 (dd, J=2.2 and8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H). MassSpectrum (ESI+) m/e=285.0 and 287.1 (M+H).

[0245] Compound 72. n-BuLi (5.4 mL, 13.5 mmol) was added to a solutionof 71 (3.50 g, 12.3 mmol) in anhydrous THF (20 mL) at −78° C. Thesolution was stirred at −78° C. for 30 min. and added to a solution of69 (2.30 g, 13.5 mmol) in anhydrous THF (20 mL) at −78° C. The reactionmixture was warmed to ambient temperature and stirred for 12 h. Thereaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NH₄Cl and the layers wereseparated. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc and the organicextracts were pooled, washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to provide a yellow oil. Flash chromatography(silica gel, 15% EtOAc/hexanes) provided 72 as a colorless oil as amixture of cis and trans isomers (2.24 g). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 0.88 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 0.88 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 1.60-2.40 (m, 24H), 2.60 (s, 3H),2.62 (s, 3H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 3.75 (m, 4H), 3.98 (m, 4H),7.15-7.26 (m, 4H), 7.33 (m, 2H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=359.2([M−H₂O]+H).

[0246] Compound 73. A solution of NBS (260 mg, 1.46 mmol) and 72 (500mg, 1.33 mmol) in benzene (100 mL) was heated at reflux for 24 h. Thereaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, washed with water,brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to provide abrown oil. Flash chromatography (silica gel, 10% EtOAc/hexanes) provided73 as a yellow oil as a mixture of cis and trans isomers (187 mg). ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 0.88 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 0.89 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H),1.54-2.10 (m, 20H) 2.28 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.43 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 3.68(s, 3H), 3.70 (s, 3H), 3.76 (m, 4H), 3.97 (m, 4H), 5.02 (s, 2H), 5.03(s, 2H), 7.00 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (m, 3H), 7.28 (m, 2H). MassSpectrum (ESI+) m/e=375.1 (M+H).

[0247] Compound 74. A solution of 73 (450 mg, 1.20 mmol) andp-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (23.0 mg, 0.120 mmol) in acetone (25mL) and water (5 mL) was heated at reflux for 24 h. The acetone wasremoved in vacuo and the aqueous solution was extracted with EtOAc. Theorganic layers were pooled, washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filteredand concentrated in vacuo to provide a yellow oil as a mixture of cisand trans isomers (366 mg). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 1.09 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H),1.09 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 1.40-1.83 (m, 18H) 2.25 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.53(d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 3.59 (s, 3H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 3.63 (m, 2H), 4.98 (s,4H), 7.38 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (m, 4H). MassSpectrum (ESI+) m/e=331.2 (M+H).

[0248] A mixture of 74 (400 mg, 1.21 mmol) and CuBr₂ (811 mg, 3.63 mmol)in CHCl₃ (25 mL) and EtOAc (25 mL) was heated at reflux for 5 h. Thesolvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitioned betweenEtOAc and water. The layers were separated and the aqueous solution wasextracted with EtOAc. The organic layers were pooled, washed with brine,dried (MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide 75 as ayellow oil. 4,5-Diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine hemisulfate (170 mg, 0.486mmol) and 2 N HCl (535 μL, 1.07 mmol) were added to a solution of 75(398 mg, 0.972 mmol) in EtOH (18 mL) and water (6 mL). The reactionmixture was heated at reflux for 23 h and quenched with saturatedaqueous NH₄Cl. The solution was extracted with EtOAc and the organiclayers were pooled, washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered, andconcentrated in vacuo to provide 76 as an orange foam (360 mg). Lithiumhydroxide monohydrate (173 mg, 4.12 mmol) was added to a solution of 76(360 mg, 0.825 mmol) in MeOH (18 mL) and water (6 mL). The reactionmixture was heated at reflux for 18 h and quenched with NH₄Cl. Thesolution was acidified with HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The organiclayers were pooled, washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered, andconcentrated in vacuo to provide Ex. 8-2 as a yellow solid (146 mg), asa mixture of cis and trans isomers which were separated by reverse phaseHPLC. ¹H NMR (major isomer, DMSO-d₆) δ 1.50 (m, 5H), 1.61 (s, 6H), 1.82(m, 4H), 2.40 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 4.97 (s, 2H), 7.53 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H),7.60 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.62 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1 H). Mass Spectrum (CI+)m/e=423.2 (M+1). ¹H NMR (minor isomer, DMSO-d₆) δ 1.40 (m, 2H), 1.60 (s,6H), 1.64 (m, 4H), 1.75 (m, 3H), 2.15 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 4.97 (s, 2H),7.30 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (m, 2H), 7.98 (s, 1H). Mass Spectrum (CI+)m/e=423.2 (M+1).

Example 8-3

[0249]

[0250] Compound 78. To a stirred suspension of potassium tert-butoxide(16.2 g, 142 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (300 mL) was added(methoxymethyl)triphenyl-phosphonium chloride (48.5 g, 142 mmol) at r.t.under N₂. After stirring for 2 h, 5-bromoindanone (77, 13 g, 61.6 mmol)in dioxane (170 mL) was added to the solution at r.t. under N₂. Themixture was stirred for 2 h at r.t., poured into water (500 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (500 mL). The organic layer was separated, washedwith brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. To the residuewas added hexane:EtOAc (2:1 (500 mL)). The mixture was stirred at r.t.,filtered and the precipitate washed with 2× hexane:EtOAc (2:1 (500 mL)).The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue distilled (700 mmtorr at 145-150° C.) to give compound 78 as a light yellow solid of thecis and trans mixture (14.5 g). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 2.70-2.80 (m, 2H, majorand minor isomers), 2.94-3.00 (m, 2H, major and minor isomers), 3.75 (s,3H, major and minor isomers), 6.20 (t, J=1.8 Hz, 1H, minor isomer only),6.65 (t, J=2.6 Hz, 1H, major isomer only), 7.12 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H, majorisomer only), 7.22-7.34 (m, 2H, major and minor isomers), 7.68 (d, J=8.2Hz, 1H, minor isomer only).

[0251] Compound 79. To a stirred solution of 78 (14.5 g, 60.8 mmol) intoluene (60 mL) was added methylvinyl ketone (6.0 mL, 68 mmol) andp-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (1.2 g, 6.3 mmol) at r.t. The mixturewas heated at 100° C. for 18 h under N₂, allowed to cool to r.t. andpoured into sat. aqueous NaHCO₃ solution (200 mL). The organic layer wasseparated and washed with brine. The aqueous layer was extracted withEtOAc and the organic layer was separated and washed with brine. Theorganic layer was dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was recrystallized from EtOH:H₂O (2:1 (168 mL)), filtered anddried in vacuo at 60° C. to give 79 as a pale yellow solid (9.90g). ¹HNMR (CDCl₃) δ 2.09-2.24 (m, 3H), 2.29-2.32 (m, 1H), 2.54 (dd, J=7.2, 6.3Hz, 2H), 2.99-3.12 (m, 2H), 6.10 (d, J=10.1 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=10.1 Hz,1H), 6.99 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (s, 1H).

[0252] Compound 80. To a stirred solution of 79 (153.4 g, 0.55 M) inacetic acid (3.7 L) was added 10% Pd/C (30 g). The mixture was stirredunder an atmosphere of hydrogen for 4 h and filtered through silica gel(washing with acetic acid followed by DCM). The filtrate wasconcentrated in vacuo to afford 80 as a white solid (150.51 g). ¹H NMR(CDCl₃) δ 1.90-1.97 (m, 2H), 2.02-2.12 (m, 2H), 2.26 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H),2.43-2.61 (m, 4H), 3.01 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.04 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H),7.32-7.35 (m, 1H), 7.40 (s, 1H).

[0253] Compound 59. To a stirred solution of trimethyl phosphonoacetate(116.45 g, 640 mmol.) in anhydrous THF (2.2 L) under an atmosphere of N₂at 0° C. was added portionwise over 7 min. sodium hydride (25.6 g of a60% dispersion in mineral oil, 640 mmol.). The mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 30 min. and allowed to warm to r.t. over 30 min. A solution of 80(149 g, 533 mmol.) in anhydrous THF (375 mL) was added over 10 min. Themixture was stirred at r.t. for 90 min. and saturated aqueous NH₄Cl (500mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for 5 min. and concentrated invacuo to remove the THF. The aqueous phase was washed with diethyl ether(1 L and 500 mL). The combined organic fractions were washed with brinesolution, dried (MgSO₄) and concentrated in vacuo. Trituration of theresulting oily residue afforded a white solid which was collected byfiltration and washed with hexane to give 59 (62.0 g). The mother liquorwas concentrated in vacuo and the residue recrystallized fromEtOAc/hexane at 0° C. to afford additional 59 (38.3 g). A further threeiterations of the above recrystallization method afforded additional 59(40.5 g). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.68-1.78 (m, 4H), 2.11-2.21 (m, 3H),2.31-2.46 (m, 2H), 2.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 3.73 (s, 3H), 3.82-3.87 (m,2H), 5.73 (s, 1H), 6.99 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.29-7.32 (m, 1H), 7.37 (s,1H).

[0254] Compound 82a. To a 5 L 3-necked round bottom flask containing 59(140 g, 418 mmol) was added Et₃N (280 mL, 2.03 mol), benzyl alcohol (420mL, 4.06 mmol) and toluene (1.4 L). The resulted solution was purgedwith CO for 5 min. before addition of Pd(PPh₃)₄ (9.34 g, 8 mmol). Thereaction was heated to 90° C. for 8 h with purging of CO. The mixturewas stirred in an ice bath for 30 min. and filtered, and the precipitatewashed with EtOAc. The filtrate was washed with water, brine and driedover sodium sulfate. The solvents and the excess benzyl alcohol wereremoved in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in DCM (50 mL) and hexane(50 mL) and filtered through a funnel filled with silica gel (500 g).The pad was washed with hexane/EtOAc (gradient elution: 9/1 to 1/1).Concentration in vacuo afforded 81 as yellow oil (160 g). Compound 81was dissolved in EtOH (12 L) and Pd on carbon (10%, 20 g) was added. Themixture was stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen for 2 days, filteredthrough a pad of celite and concentrated in vacuo to give a white solid(120 g). To the crude product was added EtOAc (200 mL) and the mixturewas heated to reflux for 1 min. and filtered. The filtrate was reheatedto reflux and hexane was added slowly. The resulting mixture was cooledslowly to r.t. to afford a white crystalline solid which was collectedby filtration (44 g of the trans isomer 82a). The mother liquor wasconcentrated and recrystallization from EtOAc: hexane afforded anadditional 16 g of 82a. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.23-1.27 (m, 2H), 1.59-1.90(m, 7H), 2.03 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 2.28 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.93 (t, J=7.4Hz, 2H), 3.70 (s, 3H), 7.21 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.95 (d,J=7.9 Hz, 1H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=303 (M+1).

[0255] Compound 83. DMF (200 μL) was added to a solution of 82a (57.23g, 0.189 mol) and oxalyl chloride (19.8 mL, 0.227 mol) in CH₂Cl₂ (500mL) at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 15 min. and at r.t. for 3 h. The solvent wasremoved in vacuo to provide the acid chloride as an off-white solid(60.3 g). A three-necked 2 liter round-bottomed flask was charged withCuCN (4.19 g, 46.8 mmol) and anhydrous THF (500 mL) and cooled to −25°C. To this stirred suspension was added a 2M solution ofisopropylmagnesium chloride (46.8 mL, 93.5 mmol in THF) dropwise whilemaintaining an internal temperature between −25 and −22° C. To thissolution was added a solution of the acid chloride (preparationdescribed above) (10 g, 31.2 mmol) in anhydrous THF (50 mL) dropwisewhile maintaining an internal temperature between −20 and −17° C. Thereaction mixture was stirred at −15° C. for 1 h and quenched with 10%NH₄OH in saturated aqueous NH4Cl (300 mL). This solution was warmed tor.t. and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with10% NH₄OH in saturated aqueous NHCl (2×300 mL), brine (1×300 mL), dried(MgSO₄), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide 83 as anoff-white solid (10.08 g). ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 7.83 (m, 2H), 7.22 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 3.72 (s, 3H), 3.54-3.58 (m, 1H), 2.94 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 2.30(d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.04 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 1.92 (m, 1H), 1.78 (m, 2H),1.69-1.64 (m, 4H), 1.28 (m, 2H), 1.23 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H). Mass Spectrum(ESI+) m/e=329 (M+1).

[0256] Compound 84. A solution of 83 (5 g, 15.2 mmol) in EtOAc (100 mL)and chloroform (100 mL) was treated with CuBr₂ (10 g, 44.8 mmol) and themixture was heated at reflux for 8 h before being cooled to r.t. Thereaction mixture was filtered and washed with EtOAc. The filtrate waswashed with water, brine and dried over sodium sulfate. The solventswere removed in vacuo and hexane (20 mL) was added. A white solid 84 wasformed with stirring and collected by filtration (5 g). Additional 84(0.76 g) was obtained by crystallization from the mother liquor at 0° C.¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.25-1.28 (m, 2H), 1.61-1.92 (m, 7H), 2.03-2.06 (m,8H), 2.29 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.94 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 3.72 (s, 3H), 7.19(d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H). Mass Spectrum(ESI+) m/e=407 and 409 (M+1).

[0257] Compound 86. To 84 (0.5 g, 1.23 mmol.) and4,5-diamino-6-hydroxy-2-trifluoromethylpyrimidine (85, J. A. Barone etal., J Med. Chem., 1969, 6, 39; P. D. Landauer et al., J. Chem. Soc.,1953, 3721.) (0.26 g, 1.34 mmol) was added methanol (13 mL), 2N HCl (2mL) and water (5 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux for 24 h, cooledand concentrated in vacuo. To the residue was added water (10 mL) andthe resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed withpentane and dried under vacuum to afford 86 (375 mg) as a white solid.¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 1.18-1.27 (m, 2H), 1.48-1.86 (m, 13H), 1.98 (t, J=7.3Hz, 2H), 2.28 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.89 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.61 (s, 3H),7.28 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (s, 1H).

[0258] Ex. 8-3. To a stirred solution of 86 (100 mg, 0.199 mmol) in DMF(1 mL) was added anhydrous lithium iodide (670 mg, 5 mmol). The mixturewas heated at 125-130° C. for 24 h and poured into water (20 mL). Theresulting precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water.The precipitate was recrystallized from ethanol to afford Ex. 8-3 (70mg) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 1.17-1.26 (m, 2H), 1.48-1.82(m, 16H), 1.98 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 2.18 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.90 (t, J=7.2Hz, 2H), 7.28 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (brs, 1H), 7.53 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H),7.58 (s, 1H), 7.80 (brs, 1H), 12.05 (brs, 1H).

Example 8-4

[0259]

[0260] Compound 89. A dried 500 mL single-necked round bottom flask wascharged with indene 87 (8.91 g, 76.65 mmol) and THF (60 mL). Thesolution was stirred and cooled by an ice bath. To the flask was addedlithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (153.3 mL, 1.0 M in THF, 153.3 mmol)through a syringe over a period of 30 min. The resulting mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 30 min., and transferred by a cannula to a stirredsolution of the dibromoketal 88 (20.0 g, 66.23 mmol) in THF at 0° C.over 30 min. After addition, the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at0° C. and 30 min. at r.t. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and theresidue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane/EtOAc 25/1 to15/1; gradient elution) to give compound 89 (15.0 g) as light yellowcrystals. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.43 (d, J=13.5 Hz, 2H), 1.88-1.99 (m, 4H),2.20 (d, J=4.0, 13.0 Hz, 2H), 4.06 (s, 4H), 6.78 (d, J=6.0, 1H), 6.85(d, J=6.0, 1H), 7.20-7.27 (m, 2H), 7.34 (d, J=7.5, 1H), 7.42 (d, J=7.5,1H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=243 (M⁺+1).

[0261] Compound 90. To the solution of 89 (15.0 g, 62 mmol) in MeOH (350mL) was added 3M H₂SO₄ (60 mL). The reaction mixture was heated atreflux for 7 h under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was cooled tor.t. and the MeOH removed in vacuo. The mixture was diluted with icewater and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3), washed with water (25 mL×2)and brine (20 mL) and dried over MgSO₄. Concentration in vacuo gave acrude product which was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/EtOAc 20/1) to give compound 90 (10.0 g) as a white solid. ¹HNMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.76 (m, 2H), 2.34 (m, 2H), 2.68 (m, 4H), 6.90 (d, J=6.0,1H), 6.95 (d, J=6.0, 1H), 7.25-7.51 (m, 4H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+)m/e=199 (M+1)

[0262] Compound 91. A suspension of NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil)(2.45 g, 61.25 mmol) in THF (200 mL) in a 500 mL pre-dried flask wascooled to 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. To the flask was added asolution of triethyl 2-phosphonopropionate (14.60 g, 61.25 mmol) in THF(10 mL) dropwise at 0° C. over 15 min. The mixture was stirred at 0° C.for 15 min. and a solution of 90 (7.8 g, 39.20 mmol) in THF (50 mL) wasadded through an additional funnel dropwise over 25 min. After addition,the mixture was stirred at r.t. overnight. The reaction was quenchedwith aqueous saturated NH₄Cl solution and was extracted with EtOAc,washed with water and brine, and dried over MgSO₄. Evaporation ofsolvent gave a crude product which was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane/EtOAc 20/1) to give compound 91 (10.0 g) as awhite solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.35 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.50-1.1.60 (m,2H), 1.98 (s, 3H), 1.95-2.05 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.48 (m, 2H), 2.75-2.90 (m,1H), 3.10-3.25 (m, 1H), 4.25 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 6.81 (d, J=5.7, 1H),6.93 (d, J=5.7, 1H), 7.20-7.36 (m, 4H).

[0263] Compound 92. 91 (5.6 g, 19.72 mmol) was dissolved in EtOAc (60mL) and was hydrogenated over palladium (10% on charcoal) using hydrogengas at an atmospheric pressure for 24 h. The mixture was filteredthrough celite and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to giveproduct 92 (5.4 g) as colorless oil which was used directly in the nextreaction without further purification. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.18 (d, J=7.0Hz, 3H), 1.30 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.61-1.85 (m, 9H), 1.98 (t, J=7.5 Hz,2H), 2.31 (m, 1H), 2.89 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 4.14-4.19 (m, 2H), 7.05-7.20(m, 4H).

[0264] Compound 93. 92 (2.63 g, 9.21 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH/THF/H₂O(40 mL, 5/2/1). To the above solution was added lithium hydroxidemonohydrate (1.93 g, 46.0 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at 50° C.overnight. MeOH was removed in vacuo and the reaction mixture wasacidified with 2N HCl. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (25 mL×3),washed with water, brine and dried over MgSO₄. Evaporation of solventgave a crude product which was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane/EtOAc 8/1) to give compound 93 (2.38 g) as awhite solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.24 (d, J=7.02 Hz, 3H), 1.61-1.85 (m,1OH), 1.95-2.0 (m, 2H), 2.3-2.4 (m, 1H), 2.88-2.92 (m, 2H), 7.05-7.20(m, 4H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=258 (M).

[0265] Compound 94a and 94b. To 93 (2.2 g, 8.53 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ at 0° C.under a nitrogen atmosphere was added (COCl)₂ (0.82 mL, 9.38 mmol) and adrop of DMF. The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. To thisgenerated acid chloride solution was added a solution of(S)-(−)-4-benzyl-2-oxazolidione (1.66 g, 9.37 mmol), DMAP (1.09 g, 8.92mmol) and triethylamine (1.88 mL, 13.49 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ dropwise at 0°C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. After addition, the mixture was stirredat r.t. for 2 h. The reaction was quenched by addition of saturatedaqueous NH₄Cl, extracted with EtOAc (25 mL×3), washed with water (10mL×2), brine and dried over MgSO₄. Concentration in vacuo gave a crudeproduct which was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/EtOAc 19/1 to 10/1) to give compound 94a (926 mg) and 94b (1.27g). NB: stereochemical assignment of 94a and 94b is arbitrary. Compound94a: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.26 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.61-1.80 (m, 2H),1.80-1.95 (m, 7H), 1.99 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 2.80 (dd, J=9.6, J=13.3 Hz,1H), 2.91 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 3.33 (dd, J=3.2, 13.3 Hz, 1H), 3.71-3.75(m, 1H), 4.15-4.23 (m, 2H), 4.70-4.78 (m, 1H), 7.05-7.37 (m, 9H). MassSpectrum (ESI+) m/e=418 (M+1). [α]²⁶=+54.85 (c=0.60, CH₂Cl₂). Compound94b: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.21 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.25-1.95 (m, 9H), 2.01(t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 2.75 (m, 1H), 2.90 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 3.32-3.41 (m,1H), 3.73-3.78 (m, 1H), 4.12-4.22 (m, 2H), 4.73-4.77 (m, 1H), 7.05-7.39(m, 9H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=418 (M+1). [α]²⁶=+10.12 (c=0.60,CH₂Cl₂)

[0266] Compound 95a. To a stirred solution of 94a (900 mg, 2.16 mmol) inTHF (30 mL) and H₂O (10 mL) was added H₂O₂ (30%, 1.8 mL, 17.7 mmol) andlithium hydroxide monohydrate (360 mg, 8.55 mmol) at 0° C. The reactionwas allowed to warm to r.t. overnight and quenched with saturatedaqueous Na₂SO₃ solution and acidified with 10% HCl. The mixture wasextracted with EtOAc (15 mL×3), washed with water (5 mL×2), brine anddried over MgSO₄. Concentration in vacuo gave a crude product which waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/EtOAc 8/1) to givecompound 95a (500 mg) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.24 (d, J=7.0Hz, 3H), 1.61-1.85 (m, 1OH), 1.95-2.0 (m, 2H), 2.30-2.40 (m, 1H),2.88-2.92 (m, 2H), 7.05-7.20 (m, 4H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=258 (M)

[0267] Compound 95b. Compound 95b (ent-95a) was prepared from 94b in asimilar manner to that described for the conversion of 94a to 95a above.

[0268] Ex. 8-4. To a suspension of anhydrous AlCl₃ (484 mg, 3.63 mmol)in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL) was added 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide (0.21 mL, 1.70mmol) dropwise at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. After the mixturewas stirred for 5 min., a solution of compound 95a (376 mg, 1.46 mmol)in CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) was added dropwise. After stirring at 0° C. for 1 h,the mixture was poured into ice water and extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (15mL×3). The combined organic layer was successively washed with water,saturated NaHCO₃ and brine, dried over MgSO₄ and concentrated in vacuo.To the residue was added 2-methyl-4,5-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidine (PDLandauer et al., J. Chem. Soc., 1953, 3721)(250 mg, 1.54 mmol), 1N HCl(5 mL, 5 mmol), water (5 mL) and EtOH (25 mL). The reaction mixture washeated at reflux overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to r.t. andEtOH was removed by evaporation. The residue was diluted with saturatedaqueous NH₄Cl solution and extracted with EtOAc (15 mL×3). The combinedorganic layer was successively washed with water and brine, dried overMgSO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. To the residue was added MeOH/THF/H₂O(15 mL, 1/1/1) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (200 mg, 4.77 mmol) andthe mixture was stirred at 45° C. for 40 h. MeOH was removed in vacuoand the residue was acidified with 2N HCl. This mixture was extractedwith EtOAc (15 mL×3), washed with water, brine and dried over MgSO₄.Concentration in vacuo gave a crude product which was purified by HPLC(reverse phase) to give compound Ex. 8-4 (65.6 mg) as a white solid. ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 1.07 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H), 1.15-1.35 (m, 1H), 1.50-1.81 (m,6H), 1.63 (s, 6H), 1.96 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.21 (m, 1H), 2.34 (s, 3H),2.45-2.55 (m, 2H), 2.88 (t, J=7.5, 2H), 7.25 (m, 1H), 7.51-7.54 (m, 4H),12.0 (bs, 1H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=449 (M+1).

[0269] Ex 8-5. Compound Ex. 8-5 (ent-Ex. 84) was prepared in a similarmanner to the preparation of Ex. 8-4 from 95a above.

Example 8-6

[0270]

[0271] This compound was obtained in the same manner as in Example 8. ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 1.14-1.23 (m, 2H), 1.47-1.80 (m, 15H), 1.96 (t, J=7.3Hz, 2H), 2.15 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 2.87 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H),7.10 (s, br, 2H), 7.24 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.43-7.50 (m, 2H).

Example 8-7

[0272]

[0273] This compound was obtained in the same manner as in Example 8. ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 1.39-1.45 (m, 2H), 1.47-1.55 (m, 2H), 1.60-1.75 (m,10H), 1.94 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.03 (m, 1H), 2.38 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 2.87br, 1H), 7.44 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H),7.77 (s, br, 1H).

Example 9

[0274]

[0275] Compound 97. Compound 96 was prepared from 4-phenylcyclohexanoneand triethylphosphonopropionate in a similar manner to that describedfor th e conversion of 1 to 2 (Example 2). Compound 97 was prepared from96 in a similar manner to that described for the conversion of 2 to 3(Example 2).

[0276] Compound 98. To a stirred solution of 97 (2.86 g, 11 mmol) inmethanol (83 mL) was added lithium hydroxide (2.62 g, 110 mol) in water(28 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux for 2 h and allowed to cool tor.t., and the methanol was remove d in vacuo. The aqueous solution waswashed with diethyl ether, acidified to pH 1 with 1N HCl and extractedwith diethyl ether (3×). The combined organics were dried (MgSO₄ ),filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford 98 (2.31 g) as a whitesolid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.23 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.29-1.33 (m, 2H),1.42-1.59 (m, 2H), 1.69-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.85-2.00 (m, 3H), 2.30-2.39 (m,1H), 2.45-2.60 (m, 1H), 7.21-7.34 (m, 5H).

[0277] Compounds 99a and 99b. To a stirred solution of 98 (13.5 g, 58.1mmol) in DCM (225 mL) was added 3 drops of DMF. The mixture was cooledto 0° C. and oxalyl chloride (5.58 mL, 63.91 mmol) was added dropwise.The mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 h and added dropwise to a separatevessel containing (S)-4-benzyl-2-oxazolidinone (10.81 g, 61 mmol), DMAP(7.1 g, 58.1 mmol), Et₃N (20.24 mL, 145.3 mmol) and DCM (100 mL) at 0°C. The mixture was allowed to warm to r.t. and stirred at r.t. for 12 h.Water (300 mL) was added. The organic layer was separated and washedwith 1N HCl (200 mL), saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (200 mL) andbrine, and dried (MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel 5-40% EtOAc inhexane; gradient elution) to provide 99a (11.48 g) as white crystals and99b (10.75 g) as a white foam. NB: the stereochemical assignment of 99aand 99b is arbitrary. Compound 99a: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.17-1.34 (m, 5H),1.45-2.01 (m, 7H), 2.49 (tt, J=12.3 Hz, J=3.5 Hz, 1H), 2.81 (dd, J=9.6Hz, J=13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.33 (dd, J=3.2 Hz, J=13.4 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (quin,J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 4.19-4.25 (m, 2H), 4.70-4.76 (m, 1H), 7.19-7.39 (m, 10H).Compound 99b: ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.21 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.25-2.02 (m,9H), 2.51 (tt, J=12.1 Hz, J=3.4 Hz, 1H), 2.74 (dd, J=10.0 Hz, J=13.2 Hz,1H), 3.40 (dd, J=3.4 Hz, J=13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.78 (quin, J=6.8 Hz, 1H),4.12-4.21 (m, 2H), 4.72-4.79 (m, 1H), 7.19-7.39 (m, 10H).

[0278] Compound 100a. To a stirred solution of 99a (10.48 g, 26.8 mmol)in THF (400 mL) and water (125 mL) at 0° C. was added lithium hydroxide(1.28 g, 53.6 mmol) and 3% hydrogen peroxide (10.7 mL). The mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 75 min. and an aqueous solution of sodium sulfite(14.75 g in 80 mL of water) was added followed by 0.5 M aqueous sodiumbicarbonate (270 mL). The aqueous layer was washed with DCM andacidified to pH 1 with 5N HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The ethylacetate layer was dried (MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated in vacuo toafford 100a (1 g) as a white solid.

[0279] Additional material could be obtained from the DCM layer. ¹H NMR(CDCl₃) δ 1.22 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.23-1.33 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.56 (m, 2H),1.58-1.65 (m, 1H), 1.87-2.01 (m, 4H), 2.38 (quin, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 2.50(tt, J=3.2 Hz, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 7.18-7.33 (m, 5H).

[0280] Compound 10b. Compound 100b (ent-100a) was prepared from 99b in asimilar manner to the preparation of 100a from 99a above.

[0281] Compound 101a. Compound 101a was prepared from 100a in a similarmanner to that described for the conversion of 3 to 4 (Example 2). ¹HNMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.23 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.29-1.33 (m, 2H), 1.42-1.59 (m,2H), 1.69-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.85-2.00 (m, 3H), 2.30-2.39 (m, 1H), 2.45-2.60(m, 1H), 7.21-7.34 (m, 5H).

[0282] Compound 101b. Compound 101b (ent-101a) was prepared from 100b ina similar manner to the preparation of 101a from 100a above.

[0283] Ex. 9. Ex. 9 was prepared from 101a and4,5-diamino-6-hydroxy-2-methylpyrimidine (P. D. Landauer et al., J.Chem. Soc., 1953, 3721.) in a similar manner to that described for theconversion of 4 to Ex. 2. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃) δ 1.24 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H),1.25-1.30 (m, 2H), 1.48-1.59 (m, 3H), 1.71 (s, 6H), 1.91-2.00 (m, 4H),2.36-2.40 (m, 1H), 2.46 (s, 3H), 2.51-2.57 (m, 1H), 7.27 (d, J=8.4 Hz,2H), 7.55 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H). Mass Spectrum (ESI+) m/e=423.3 (M+1).

[0284] Ex. 9-2. Ex. 9-2 (ent-Ex. 9) was prepared from 101b in a similarmanner to the preparation of Ex. 9 from 101a above.

Example 9-3

[0285]

[0286] This compound was obtained in the same manner as in Example 9. ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆) δ 1.10-1.20 (m, 2H), 1.42-1.90 (m, 13H), 2.17 (d, J=6.8Hz, 2H), 2.45-2.60 (m, 1H), 7.34 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (brs, 1H), 7.71(d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.74 (brs, 1H), 12.04 (brs, 1H).

[0287] The compounds provided in Table 10 were prepared by combinationsof the methods provided above. TABLE 1 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m pNMR(δ) solvent 1

>200 5.44(s, 2H), 7.10(brs, 2H), 7.69(d, 2H, J=8.6Hz), 7.93(s, 1H),8.03(d, 2H, J=8.6Hz). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 1-2

>220 5.46(s, 2H), 7.08(brs, 2H), 7.35(t, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 7.94(s, 1H),8.15-8.19(m, 2H) DMSO-d6, 400 1-3

>220 5.46(s, 2H), 7.12(brs, 2H), 7.57(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H),8.13(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-4

217-219 2.39(s, 3H), 5.43(s, 2H), 7.03(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),7.93(s, 1H), 7.99(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-5

5.22(s, 2H), 7.02(brs, 2H), 7.45(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.53(t, 1H, J=4.5Hz),7.64(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.76(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.99(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 1-6

206dec. 1.14(t, 6H, J=6.0Hz), 3.44(q, 4H, J=5.0Hz), 5.34(s, 2H), 6.72(d,2H, J=6.0Hz), 6.84(brs, 2H), 7.88(s, 1H), 7.90(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6,400 1-7

>220 5.45(s, 2H), 7.19(brs, 2H), 7.46(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.72(d, 1H,J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 8.01(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 8.39(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 4001-8

>220 5.51(s, 2H), 7.19(brs, 2H), 7.86(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.96(s, 1H),8.30(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-9

176-178 1.23(d, 6H, J=6.0Hz), 2.93-3.00(m, 1H), 5.42(s, 2H), 7.01(brs,2H), 7.36(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.92(s, 1H), 7.99(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6,400 1-10

222-224 1.33(d, 3H, J=6.0Hz), 5.98(q, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.14(brs, 2H),7.69(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 8.09(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 4001-11

>250 5.49(s, 2H), 7.08(brs, 2H), 7.39-7.43(m, 1H), 7.49-7.52(m, 2H),7.76-7.81(m, 4H), 7.93(s, 1H), 8.18(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-12

191-193 3.84(s, 3H), 5.40(s, 2H), 6.98(brs, 2H), 7.03(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),7.90(s, 1H), 8.05(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-13

>250 5.52(s, 2H), 7.25(brs, 2H), 7.96(s, 1H), 8.30(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),8.34(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-14

>220 2.25(s, 3H), 5.40(s, 2H), 7.05(brs, 2H), 7.70(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),8.03(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 1-15

75-77 5.05(s, 2H), 5.58(brs, 2H), 6.06(dd, 1H, J=1.1, 8.0 Hz), 6.32(dd,1H, J=1.1, 8.0 Hz), 6.85(t, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.69(d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz),8.04(d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz). DMSO-d6, 300 1-16

215 5.56(s, 2H), 7.22(br, 2H), 7.51-7.55(m, 1H), 7.95-8.00(m, 2H),8.52-8.55(m, 1H), 8.65-8.67(m, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-17

>220 5.49(s, 2H), 7.21(brs, 2H), 7.51-7.55(m, 1H), 7.94(s, 1H),8.44-8.48(m, 1H), 8.68-8.70(m, 1H), 9.27(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-18

>220 5.48(s, 2H), 7.28(br, 2H), 7.96(s, 1H), 8.01(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),8.73(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 1-19

191-193 1.21(t, 3H, J=7.5Hz), 2.68(q, 2H, J=7.0Hz), 5.43(s, 2H),7.07(brs, 2H), 7.34(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.92(s, 1H), 8.01(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz)DMSO-d6, 300 1-20

189-192 0.90(t, 3H, J=7.5Hz), 1.56-1.68(m, 2H), 2.60-2.65(m, 2H),5.43(s, 2H), 7.07(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.92(s, 1H), 8.01(d,2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 1-21

183-186 0.91(t, 3H, J=7.5Hz), 1.27-1.37(m, 2H), 1.53-1.63(m, 2H),2.62-2.67(m, 2H), 5.43(s, 2H), 7.08(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.92(s, 1H), 8.00(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-22

142 1.14-1.45(m, 5H), 1.61-1.85(m, 5H), 2.23-2.30(m, 1H), 4.89(s, 2H),6.74(brs, 2H), 7.87(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 1-23

209-212 5.47(s, 2H), 7.17(brs, 2H), 7.49(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H),8.22(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 1-24

5.35(s, 2H), 6.95(brs, 2H), 7.35(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.52(d, 2H, J=3.0Hz),7.92(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-25

219-221 1.23-1.51(m, 5H), 1.69-1.85(m, 5H), 2.55-2.63(m, 1H), 5.43(s,2H), 7.06(brs, 2H), 7.92(s, 1H), 8.00(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 1-26

>220 5.25(s, 2H), 6.24(brs, 2H), 6.55(brs, 2H), 7.63(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz),7.92(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-27

>220 5.45(s, 2H), 7.29(brs, 2H), 7.77(d, 1H, J=9.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H),8.02(d, 1H, J=9.0Hz), 8.46(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-28

218-220 5.22(s, 2H), 7.17(brs, 2H), 7.57- 7.60(m, 1H), 7.75-7.79(m, 2H),7.99(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-29

>220 5.35(s, 2H), 7.18(brs, 2H), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.92(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 10.67(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 1-30

>220 3.04(s, 6H), 5.27(s, 2H), 6.73(brs, 2H), 7.63(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),7.94(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-31

190-192 5.17(s, 2H), 8.01(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-32

>200 4.07(dd, 1H, J=7.6, 10.7Hz), 4.33(dd, 1H, J=1.6, 10.7Hz), 4.48(m,1H), 5.19(brs, 1H), 6.27(brs, 2H), 7.40(d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz), 7.58(s, 1H),7.60(d, 2H, J=8.6Hz). DMSO-d6, 400MHz 1-33

0.99(d, 3H, J=6.0Hz), 4.54(brs, 2H), 5.36(br, 1H), 6.36(br, 2H), 7.28(d,2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.58(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-34

232-233 2.16(s, 3H), 4.03-4.08(m, 1H), 4.29-4.32(m, 1H), 4.42-4.45(m,1H), 4.99(brs, 1H), 6.19(brs, 2H), 7.40(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.59(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 1-35

>220 4.56-4.73(m, 2H), 5.46-5.49(m, 1H), 7.26(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.60(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 8.30(s, 1H), 11.94(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-36

198-200 4.09-4.15(m, 1H), 4.34-4.38(m, 1H), 4.54(brs, 1H), 5.23(brs,1H), 6.35(brs, 2H), 7.45(d, 1H, J=12.0Hz), 7.63(s, 1H), 7.69(d, 1H,J=9.0Hz), 7.74(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 1-37

>220 4.02-4.09(m, 1H), 4.34-4.38(m, 1H), 4.80(brs, 1H), 5.28(brs, 1H),6.35(brs, 2H), 7.51(s, 2H), 7.64(s, 1H), 7.70(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300

[0288] TABLE 2 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 2

>270 1.07-1.21(m,2H), 1.42-1.84(m, 13H), 2.15(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),2.53-2.56(m, 1H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 11.96(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-2

224-226 1.02-1.17(m, 2H), 1.4-1.53(m, 2H), 1.61(s,6H), 1.66-1.87(m, 5H),1.98(d, 2H, J=7.12Hz), 2.53(m, 1H), 6.67(br, 1H), 6.89(br, 2H), 7.21(br,1H), 7.3(d, 2H, J=8.12Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.12Hz), 7.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 2-3

273-279 1.03-1.22(m, 8H), 1.4-1.49(m, 2H), 1.7-1.82(m, 5H), 2.14(d, 2H,J=6.93Hz), 2.54(m, 1H), 4.11(br, 1H), 5.27(br, 1H), 6.23(br, 2H),7.25(d, 2H, J=8.07Hz), 7.36(d, 2H, J=8.04Hz), 7.61(s, 1H), 11.75(br, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 2-4

>250 1.04-1.09(m, 2H), 1.43(m, 1H), 1.43-1.50(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.83(brd, 4H, J=11.4Hz), 2.25(t, 2H, d=7.7Hz), 2.50(m, 1H), 6.88(brs,2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.94(s, 1H),11.84(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-5

244-246 1.04-1.08(m, 2H), 1.29(m, 1H), 1.40-1.49(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.83(brd, 4H, J=10.2Hz), 2.09(t, 2H, d=7.4Hz), 2.50(m, 1H), 6.60(brs,1H), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.20(brs, 1H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.63(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-6

>250 1.04-1.09(m, 2H), 1.08(s, 3H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.32(m, 1H),1.43-1.48(m, 4H), 1.83(brd, 4H, J=10.7Hz), 2.24(t, 2H, d=7.7 Hz),2.50(m, 1H),4.11(s, 1H), 5.26(s, 1H), 6.22(brs, 2H), 7.23(d, 2H,J=8.1Hz), 7.35(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.62(s, 1H), 11.73(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6,400 MHz 2-7

>250 1.42-1.55(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.91(m, 2H), 1.95-2.06(m, 2H),2.23-2.33(m, 1H), 2.52-2.60(m, 1H), 6.90(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz),7.64(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-8

>220 1.07(s, 3H), 1.23(s, 3H), 4.17(brs, 1H), 5.31(brs. 1H), 6.26(brs,2H), 7.35-7.47(m, 5H), 7.63(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-9

189-190 1.60(s, 6H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 744-7.50(m, 3H), 7.69-7.71(m, 2H),7.96(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-10

201-203 1.60(s, 6H), 7.03(brs, 2H), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.70(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.96(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-11

>220 1.22(s, 3H), 1.47(s, 3H), 5.38(s, 2H), 6.99(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),7.55(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 8.35(s, 1H), 11.94(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-12

>220 1.05(s, 3H), 1.23(s, 3H), 4.20(brs, 1H), 5.33(brs, 1H), 6.26(brs,2H), 7.40(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.60(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.63(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,300 2-13

184-186 1.79-1.86(m, 2H), 2.01-2.08(m, 1H), 2.13-2.19(m, 1H), 7.05(brs,2H), 7.61(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 2-14

226-233 1.29-1.76(m, 4H), 4.37(brs, 1H), 5.51 (brs, 1H), 6.23(brs, 2H),7.27(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.55(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.63(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 3002-15

210-211 1.60(s, 6H), 7.05(brs, 2H), 7.52(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.77(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.96(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-16

161-162 1.60(s, 6H),2.36(s, 3H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.63(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-17

189-190 1.60(s, 6H), 7.01(brs, 2H), 7.29(dd, 2H, J=9.0, 9.0Hz), 7.81(dd,2H, J=9.0, 9.0Hz), 7.96(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-18

186-187 1.21-1.47(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.70-1.82(m, 5H), 2.54-2.58(m,1H), 6.89(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.94(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-19

>230 1.05(s, 3H), 1.23(s, 3H), 4.21(brs, 1H), 5.33(brs, 1H), 6.28(brs,2H), 7.46(s, 4H), 7.63(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-20

>230 1.06(s, 3H), 1.21(s, 3H), 2.31(s, 3H), 4.12(brs, 1H), 5.26(brs,1H), 6.27(brs, 2H), 7.20(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.34(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-21

>230 1.06(s, 3H), 1.23(s, 3H), 4.20(brs, 1H), 5.28(brs, 1H), 6.22(brs,2H), 7.22(dd, 2H, J=6.0, 6.0Hz), 7.48(dd, 2H, J=6.0, 6.0Hz), 7.63(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 400 2-22

>230 1.08(s, 3H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.26-1.46(m, 5H), 1.69-1.83(m, 5H),2.47-2.54(m, 1H),4.11(brs, 1H), 5.28(brs, 1H), 6.25(brs, 2H), 7.25(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.37(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.61(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-23

183-184 1.61(s, 6H), 3.82(s, 3H), 6.87(brs, 2H), 6.99(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),7.71(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-24

225-226 1.06(s, 3H), 1.21(s, 3H), 3.76(s, 3H), 4.11(brs, 1H), 5.23(brs,1H), 6.26(brs, 2H), 6.96(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.38(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-25

245-246 1.60(s, 6H), 6.82(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.62(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H), 9.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-26

226-227 1.19-1.46(m, 5H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.69-1.82(m, 5H), 2.25(s, 3H),2.52-2.58(m, 1H), 6.86(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 2-27

218-219 1.66(s, 6H), 7.02(brs, 2H), 7.39-7.53(m, 3H), 7.73-7.77(m, 4H),7.83-7.86(m, 2H), 7.97(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-28

>250 1.65(s, 6H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.77(d, 2H, J=3.0Hz), 7.88(s, 4H),7.97(s, 1H), 8.68(d, 2H, J=3.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 2-29

231 -232 1.66(s, 6H), 7.02(brs, 2H), 7.51-7.55(m, 1H), 7.83(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.88(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.98(s, 1H), 8.14-8.18(m, 1H),8.61-8.63(m, 1H), 8.97-8.98(m, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-30

210 -211 1.65(s, 6H), 2.96(s, 6H), 6.83(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 6.99(brs, 2H),7.60(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.67(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.78(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.96(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-31

>240 1.61(s, 6H), 1.89-2.13(m, 4H), 2.26-2.34(m, 2H), 2.55-2.62(m, 2H),3.09-3.17(m, 1H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.39(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.68(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-32

174-175 1.26-1.58(m, 7H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.70-1.76(m, 2H), 1.92-1.96(m,2H), 6.86(brs, 2H), 6.97(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.68(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-33

185-186 0.91(t, 3H, J=8.0Hz), 1.57-1.66(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 2.61(t, 2H,J=8.0Hz), 6.89(br, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-34

220-220 1.33(s, 9H), 1.67(s, 6H), 7.49(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.58(br, 2H),7.70(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 8.15(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-35

135-136 1.21(t, 3H, J=7.0Hz), 1.60(s, 6H), 2.66(q, 2H, J=7.0Hz),6.90(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-36

175-179 1.23(d, 6H, J=8.0Hz), 1.61(s, 6H), 2.91-2.98(m, 1H), 6.89(br,2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz 2-37

157-160 0.91(t, 3H, J=8.0Hz), 1.27-1.36(m, 2H), 1.54-1.61(m, 2H),1.60(s, 6H), 2.63(t, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 6.90(br, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.63(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-38

189-190 1.35(t, 3H, J=6.0Hz), 1.61(s, 6H), 4.10(q, 2H, J=6.7Hz),6.87(brs, 2H), 6.97(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.70(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 400 2-39

207-208 1.21(t, 3H, J=7.5Hz), 1.49-1.69(m, 8H), 1.93-2.08(m, 3H),2.33-2.45(m, 2H), 2.84-2.94(m, 1H), 3.85-3.90(m, 1H), 4.09(q, 2H,J=7.0Hz), 5.72(s, 1H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.33(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-40

>250 1.46-1.63(m, 8H), 1.97-2.04(m, 3H), 2.32-2.38(m, 2H), 2.84-2.94(m,1H), 3.85-3.90(m, 1H), 5.64(s, 1H), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.64(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H), 11.80(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-41

201-209 0.93(d, 3H, J=6.5Hz), 1.03-1.13(m, 2H), 1.39-1.57(m, 3H),1.62(s, 6H), 1.76-1.87(m, 4H), 2.49-2.58(m, 1H), 6.91(br, 2H), 7.31(d,2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.76(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.98(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-42

226-227 1.60(s, 6H), 1.64-1.74(m, 2H), 1.89-2.16(m, 6H), 2.75-2.81(m,1H), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.33(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.95(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-43

246-248 1.23-1.35(m, 2H), 1.43-1.56(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.75-1.81(m,2H), 1.90-1.96(m, 2H), 2.46-2.54(m, 1H), 4.60(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.97(brs,2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,300 2-44

1.40-1.60(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.90-2.00(m, 3H), 2.25-2.40(m, 2H),2.85(s, 3H), 3.00(s, 3H), 3.13(m, 1H), 5.89(s, 1H), 6.90(brs, 2H),7.31(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400MHz 2-45

142-144 1.40-1.60(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.90-2.00(m, 3H), 2.25-2.40(m,2H), 2.80(m, 1H), 4.13(m, 1H), 4.30(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 5.89(s, 1H),6.90(brs, 2H), 7.20-7.33(m, 6H), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H),8.30(brt, 1H, J=6.0Hz). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-46

1.45-1.57(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.84-2.00(m, 3H), 2.23-2.36(m, 2H),2.75-2.89(m, 1H), 5.67(s, 1H), 6.77(brs, 1H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.26(brs,1H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,300 2-47

229-230 1.03(t, 3H, J=7.5Hz), 1.45-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.81-2.32(m, 5H), 2.73-2.89(m, 1H), 3.05-3.14(m, 2H), 5.65(s, 1H),6.97(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.80-7.84(m,1H), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-48

1.45-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.84-2.02(m, 3H), 2.22-2.36(m, 2H),2.80-2.89(m, 1H), 3.12-3.19(m, 2H), 3.38-3.43(m, 2H), 4.07-4.14(m,0.5H), 4.65-4.70(m, 0.5H), 5.68(s, 1H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.84(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 2-49

0.88-1 .09(m, 2H), 1.27-1.59(m, 3H), 1.68(s, 6H), 1.78-1.88(m, 4H),2.33-2.47(m, 1H), 2.63-2.73(m, 2H), 2.77-2.88(m, 2H), 3.08(t, 2H,J=7.0Hz), 4.68(s, 2H), 6.99(t, 1H, J=5.8Hz), 7.11(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.26(s, 2H), 7.43(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-50

1.41-1.60(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.91-2.03(m, 3H), 2.16-2.42(m, 9H),2.79-2.86(m, 1H), 2.96-3.05(m. 1H), 3.42-3.49(m, 1H), 3.49(br, 3H),5.87(s, 1H), 6.89(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.6Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.6Hz),7.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-51

1.43-1.59(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.87-2.01(m, 3H), 2.18(s, 6H),2.28-2.34(m, 4H), 2.79-2.88(m, 1H), 3.18(q, 2H, J=6.4Hz), 4.05-4.10(m,1H), 5.67(s, 1H), 6.89(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.1Hz), 7.69(t, 1H, J=6.4Hz), 7.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-52

212-215 1.41(s, 9H), 1.47-1.63(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.88-2.03(m, 3H),2.28-2.34(m, 2H), 2.82-2.89(m, 1H), 3.74(d, 2H, J=6.1Hz), 3.98-4.06(m,1H), 5.72(s, 1H), 6.90(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.1Hz), 7.94(s, 1H), 8.11(t, 1H, J=6.1Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-53

>270 1.65(s, 6H), 3.64(s, 2H), 7.04(brs, 2H), 7.39(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.69(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.75(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.84(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),12.32(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-54

267(dec.) 1.12(s, 3H), 1.28(s, 3H), 3.62(s, 2H), 4.22(brs, 1H),5.35(brs, 1H), 6.27(brs, 2H), 7.36(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.54(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(s, 1H), 7.70(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz)DMSO-d6, 300 2-55

>250 1.49(s, 6H), 1.60(s, 6H), 6.98(brs, 2H), 7.40(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz),7.68(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 12.4(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-56

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251-252 1.01-1.13(m, 2H), 1.39-1.53(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.82-1.91(m,2H, J=6.0Hz), 2.89(s, 3H), 6.94(brs, 2H), 7.01(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.32(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-59

>250 1.04-1.12(m, 2H), 1.43-1.60(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.77-1.83(m, 4H),2.38(d, 2H, J=6.9Hz), 2.49(m, 1H), 5.24(s, 1H), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.29(d,2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H), 9.20(brs, 1H),11.20(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-60

173-175 a mixture of keto- and enol-form; 1.04-1.12(m, 2H), 1.43-1.60(m,2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.70(m, 1H), 1.81-1.85(m, 4H), 2.33(d, 1H, J=6.9Hz)and 2.37(d, 1H, J=6.9 Hz), 2.50(m, 1H), 3.85(s, 1H) and 5.00(s, 0.5H),6.88(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(s, 1H),12.40(brs, 0.5H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-61

159-162 0.97-1.13(m, 2H), 1.35-1.52(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.76-1.87(m,4H), 2.46-2.59(m, 1H), 2.91(t, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 5.02(s, 2H), 6.94(br, 2H),7.23-7.40(m, 8H), 7.64(d, 2H, J=7.7Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz2-62

>230 1.25-1.40(m, 2H), 1.45-1.55(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.83(brd, 2H,J=12.6Hz), 2.11(brd, 2H, J=9.6 Hz), 2.55(m, 1H), 3.35(m, 1H), 4.05(s,2H), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s,1H), 12.30(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-63

0.99-1.08(m, 2H), 1.24-1.34(m, 1H), 1.39-1.51(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.76-1.92(m, 4H), 2.44(d, 2H, J=6.6Hz), 2.47-2.56(m, 1H), 6.89(br, 2H),7.30(d, 2H, J=8.2Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.2Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz2-64

>230 1.04-1.20(m, 2H), 1.43-1.50(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.75-1.88(m, 5H),2.02(m, 1H), 2.51(m, 1H), 4.60(m, 1H), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H), 12.02(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6,400 MHz 2-65

243-244 1.05-1.14(m, 2H), 1.33(s, 6H), 1.38-1.51(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.76-1.85(m, 5H), 2.00(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 2.54-2.55(m, 1H), 6.94(brs, 2H),7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H),7.98(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-66

176-177 1.59(s, 6H), 1.72-1.77(m, 4H), 2.72-2.82(m, 4H), 6.92(br, 2H),7.11(d, 1H, J=7.7Hz), 7.40(d, 1H, J=7.7Hz), 7.39(s, 1H), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-67

>250 0.80-0.96(m, 2H), 1.11(s, 3H), 1.41-1.65(m, 4H), 1.62(s, 6H),1.65-1.79(m, 1H), 1.96(d, 2H, J=7.0Hz), 2.31-2.41(m, 2H), 6.95(br, 2H),7.44(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.70(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 11.86(brs, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-68

>250 1.53-1.90(m, 5H), 1.59(s, 6H), 2.40-2.52(m, 2H), 2.66-2.82(m, 3H),6.93(br, 2H), 7.13(d, 1H, J=7.7Hz), 7.44(d, 1H, J=7.7Hz), 7.50(s, 1H),7.95(s, 1H), 12.15(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-69

>250 1.06(d, 3H, J=7.1Hz), 1.11-1.28(m, 2H), 1.43-1.52(m, 2H),1.55-1.65(m, 1H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.71-1.91(m, 4H), 2.15-2.23(m, 1H),2.49-2.56(m, 1H), 6.92(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.1Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 11.97(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-70

212-214 1.04-1.20(m, 2H), 1.43-1.50(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.61(m, 1H),1.75-1.88(m, 4H), 2.51(m, 1H), 3.11(d, 2H, J=7.2Hz), 3.95(s, 2H),6.88(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H),10.68(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-71

>250 1.59(s, 6H), 3.10-3.21(m, 4H), 3.26-3.34(m, 1H), 6.94(br, 2H),7.28(d, 1H, J=7.7Hz), 7.48(d, 1H, J=7.7Hz), 7.55(s, 1H), 12.29(brs, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-72

>250 1.59(s, 6H), 2.42(d, 2H, J=7.3Hz), 2.57-2.80(m, 3H), 3.04-3.15(m,2H), 6.92(br, 2H), 7.26(d, 1H, J=8.1Hz), 7.46(d, 1H, J=8.1Hz), 7.53(s,1H), 7.95(s, 1H), 12.06(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-73

>250 1.03-1.13(m, 2H), 1.08(s, 3H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.32(s, 6H),1.36-1.48(m, 2H), 1.67-1.86(m, 5H), 1.99(d, 2H, J=6.6Hz), 2.42-2.50(m,1H), 4.11(s, 1H), 5.25(s, 1H), 6.20(br, 2H), 7.24(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz),7.35(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.61(s, 1H), 7.94(s, 1H), 11.93(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz 2-74

>250 1.11-1.27(m, 2H), 1.36-1.54(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.68-1.87(m, 5H),2.50-2.61(m, 1H), 2.83(d, 2H, J=7.0Hz), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-75

244-245 1.03(s, 3H), 1.26(s, 3H), 1.33-1.43(m, 4H), 1.46(s, 3H),1.68-1.80(m, 6H), 2.52-2.55(m, 1H), 5.16(s, 1H), 6.23(brs, 2H), 7.23(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.53(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.61(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-76

>250 1.11-1.27(m, 2H), 1.36-1.51(m, 2H), 1.68-1.87(m, 5H), 2.41-2.52(m,1H), 2.83(d, 2H, J=6.6Hz), 4.11(s, 1H), 5.25(s, 1H), 6.20(br, 2H),7.23(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.35(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.61(s, 1H), 15.98(brs, 1H)DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-77

137-139 1.04-1.34(m, 4H), 1.43-1.50(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.63-1.88(m,7H), 2.23(d, 2H, J=7.2Hz), 2.51(m, 1H), 3.00(m, 1H), 3.15(m, 1H),3.68-3.75(m, 2H), 3.94(m, 1H), 4.65(brs, 1H), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H,J=8.3 Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-78

185-187 1.04-1.20(m, 2H), 1.12(s, 6H), 1.31(d, 2H, J=5.4Hz),1.43-1.50(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.75-1.95(m, 4H), 2.51(m, 1H), 4.01(s,1H), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s,1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-79

207-208 1.00-1.14(m, 2H), 1.34-1.51(m, 5H), 1.80-1.91(m, 4H),2.53-2.57(m, 1H), 3.43-3.49(m, 2H), 4.27(brs, 1H), 6.92(brs, 2H),7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 3002-80

271-272 0.98-1.24(m, 2H), 1.33-1.64(m, 10H), 1.76-1.98(m, 5H),2.52-2.58(m, 1H), 3.98-4.03(m, 1H), 6.04(brs, 1H), 6.91(brs, 2H),7.31(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 4002-81

1.00-1.11(m, 5H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.33-1.49(m, 5H), 1.75-1.85(m, 4H),2.41-2.49(m, 1H), 3.43-3.49(m, 2H), 4.11(brs, 1H), 4.28-4.33(m, 1H),5.26(brs, 1H), 6.22(brs, 2H), 7.24(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.36(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.62(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-82

209-210 1.06-1.17(m, 2H), 1.32-1.52(m, 6H), 1.58-1.90(m, 11H), 1.61(s,6H), 2.54-2.63(m, 1H), 2.77-2.89(m, 2H), 2.99-3.10(m, 2H), 7.03(brs,2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.98(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,300 MHz 2-83

142-143 1.04-1.16(m, 2H), 1.37-1.54(m, 6H), 1.60(brs, 6H), 1.79-2.02(m,9H), 2.54-2.60(m, 1H), 2.91-3.03(m, 2H), 3.07-3.22(m, 2H), 7.03(brs,2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.98(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6,300 MHz 2-84

217-218 1.02-1.14(m, 2H), 1.33-1.49(m, 10H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.69-1.86(m,9H), 2.54-2.58(m, 1H), 2.71-2.81(m, 2H), 3.42-3.52(m, 1H), 4.56(brs,1H), 6.92(brs, 2H),, 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-85

115-116 1.04-1.18(m, 2H), 1.34-1.51(m, 6H), 1.58-1.66(m, 2H), 1.60(s,6H), 1.80-1.96(m, 7H), 2.38-2.49(m, 2H), 2.51-2.60(m, 1H), 2.68-2.80(m,2H), 4.80(brs, 1H), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.18-7.34(m, 5H), 7.49(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-86

190-191 1.01-1.23(m, 4H), 1.30-1.57(m, 7H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.74-1.86(m,7H), 2.25-2.31(m, 2H), 2.53-2.57(m, 1H), 2.80-2.86(m, 2H), 3.30(s, 2H),6.91(brs, 2H), 7.14-7.30(m, 7H), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-87

221-222 1.02-1.14(m, 4H), 1.31-1.64(m, 9H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.78-1.87(m,7H), 2.27-2.37(m, 2H), 2.54-2.57(m, 1H), 2.80-2.90(m, 2H), 3.40-3.46(m,2H), 4.29(t, 1H, J=4.5Hz), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-88

175-176 1.05-1.13(m, 2H), 1.34-1.50(m, 6H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.79-1.85(m,5H), 2.31-2.45(m, 8H), 2.53-2.57(m, 1H), 3.46(s, 2H), 6.92(brs, 2H),7.24-7.35(m, 7H), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz2-89

1.47-1.67(m, 6H), 1.70(s, 6H), 1.74-1.86(m, 3H), 1.88-2.07(m, 4H),2.17-2.27(m, 1H), 2.44-2.61(m, 3H), 2.64-2.74(m, 1H), 5.40(br, 2H),7.34(br, 2H), 7.55(br, 2H), 8.14(s, 1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 2-90

1.34-1.65(m, 10H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.81-1.99(m, 5H), 2.14-2.27(m, 1H),2.31-2.45(m, 3H), 2.68-2.83(m, 1H), 6.90(br, 2H), 7.31(br, 2H), 7.65(br,2H), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-91

1.04-1.13(m, 2H), 1.38-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.75-1.95(m, 3H),2.51(m, 1H), 3.01(brt, 2H, J=6.4Hz), 3.80(d, 2H, J=5.6Hz), 5.41(brt, 1H,J=5.6Hz), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.69(brt, 1H, J=6.4Hz), 7.93(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-92

113-115 1.04-1.17(m, 2H), 1.43-1.50(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.84(m,5H), 2.19(s, 3H), 2.23-2.31(m, 6H), 2.51(m, 1H), 3.43-3.48(m, 4H),6.91(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(s, 1H).DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-93

146-147 1.03-1.20(m, 2H), 1.37-1.88(m, 19H), 2.22(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),2.53-2.58(m, 1H), 3.39-3.46(m, 4H), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-94

232-233 1.06-1.19(m, 2H), 1.41-1.63(m, 8H), 1.71-1.91(m, 9H), 2.16(d,2H, J=6.0Hz), 2.51-2.59(m, 1H), 3.28-3.31(m, 2H), 3.41(t, 2H, J=6.0Hz),6.92(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 2-95

199-200 1.08-1.21(m, 2H), 1.41-1.56(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.74-1.87(m,4H), 2.25(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 3.41-3.59(m, 10H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 2-96

112-113 0.89-1.18(m, 4H), 1.32-1.55(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.67-1.83(m,7H), 2.22(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 2.52-2.57(m, 1H), 2.92-3.02(m, 2H),3.41-3.47(m, 2H), 3.84-3.92(m, 2H), 4.33-4.42(m, 2H), 6.93(brs, 2H),7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz2-97

225-226 1.06-1.18(m, 2H), 1.41-1.53(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.74-1.83(m,5H), 2.23(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 2.33-2.42(m, 6H), 2.53-2.58(m, 1H),3.43-3.54(m, 6H), 4.41(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-98

131-133 1.04-1.13(m, 2H), 1.16(s, 6H), 1.38-1.58(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H),1.65-1.85(m, 5H), 1.97(d, 2H, J=6.8Hz), 2.51(m, 1H), 3.36(d, 2H,J=5.9Hz), 4.89(t, 1H, J=5.9 Hz), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.24(s, 1H), 7.27(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.92(s, 1H). DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-99

113-115 a mixture of 2 conformers; 1.04-1.13(m, 2H), 1.38-1.58(m, 2H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.65-1.85(m, 5H), 2.20-2.28(m, 2H), 2.51(m, 1H), 2.82 and3.01(s, 3H), 3.30-3.51(m, 4H), 4.60 and 4.77(brt, 1H, J=5.6Hz),6.92(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.93(s, 1H).DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-100

184-185 1.03-1.21(m, 2H), 1.39-1.55(m, 2H), 1.62(s, 6H), 1.71-1.95(m,8H), 2.13-2.36(m, 2H), 2.43-2.59(m, 1H), 3.22-3.52(m, 4H), 3.85-4.02(m,1H), 4.67-4.92(m, 1H), 6.91(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-101

237-239 1.02-1.20(m, 2H), 1.37-1.57(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.69-1.95(m,7H), 2.09-2.20(m, 2H), 2.44-2.59(m, 1H), 3.33-3.54(m, 2H), 4.20-4.38(m,2H), 4.80-5.00(m, 1H), 6.92(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-102

214-215 0.84(t, 3H, J=7.3Hz), 1.02-1.19(m, 2H), 1.34-1.53(m, 4H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.69-1.86(m, 5H), 1.99(d, 2H, J=6.6Hz), 2.48-2.57(m, 1H),3.00(q, 2H, J=6.6Hz), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.74(t, 1H, J=6.6Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-103

231-232 1.02-1.22(m, 2H), 1.39-1.57(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.69-1.97(m,5H), 2.08-2.21(m, 2H), 2.47-2.59(m, 1H), 3.29-3.56(m, 4H), 4.15-4.41(m,2H), 4.81-5.00(m, 1H), 6.89(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-104

186-188 1.00-1.55(m, 7H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.78-1.94(m, 4H), 2.46-2.61(m,1H), 2.85(s, 3H), 4.05(s, 1.4H), 4.08(s, 0.6H), 6.92(br, 2H), 7.30(d,2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-105

>250 1.52-1.92(m, 8H), 1.61(s, 6H), 2.49-2.65(m, 1H), 2.76(s, 1.8H),2.79(s, 1.2H), 4.06(s, 0.6H), 4.16(s, 0.4H), 4.25-4.47(m, 1H), 6.93(br,2H), 7.33(brd, 2H, J=8.2Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.2Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6300 MHz 2-106

250-252 1.03-1.22(m, 2H), 1.39-1.58(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.69-1.92(m,5H), 2.12(d, 2H, J=6.6Hz), 2.45-2.58(m, 1H), 3.16-3.41(m, 3H),3.55-3.60(m, 1H), 3.94-4.09(m, 2H), 4.84(br, 1H), 4.92(br, 1H), 6.93(br,2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300MHz 2-107

>250 1.07-1.18(m, 2H), 1.41-1.53(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.71-1.86(m, 5H),2.15(d, 2H, J=4.0Hz), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.51-2.57(m, 1H), 6.84(brs, 2H),7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 12.04(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400MHz 2-108

202-203 1.06-1.16(m, 2H), 1.36-1.48(m, 2H), 1.59-1.84(m, 5H), 1.59(s,6H), 2.51-2.56(m, 1H), 3.86(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 6.89-7.15(m, 1H), 6.91(brs,2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 400MHz 2-109

>230 1.15-1.35(m, 2H), 1.37-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.95(m, 5H),2.51(m, 1H), 2.75(d, 2H, J=9.3Hz), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.03-7.22(m, 2H),7.30(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.39-7.57(m, 2H), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(s,1H), 12.19(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-110

155-156 1.01-1.18(m, 2H), 1.38-1.59(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.72-1.86(m,5H), 2.34(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 2.54-2.58(m, 1H), 4.05(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),5.04(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-111

>250 1.04-1.21(m, 2H), 1.38-1.58(m, 2H), 1.66(s, 6H), 1.70-1.89(m, 5H),2.29(d, 2H, J=6.4Hz), 2.45-2.58(m, 1H), 2.96-3.13(m, 4H), 3.60-3.77(m,4H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.65(br, 2H), 7.68(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 8.16(s,1H), 9.32(br, 2H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-112

>250 1.31-1.58(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.82-1.91(m, 2H), 2.06-2.16(m, 2H),2.53-2.65(m, 1H), 2.77-2.88(m, 1H), 3.30(s, 2H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.31(d,2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H), 12.40(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6300 2-113

172-173 1.04-1.13(m, 2H), 1.34-1.46(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.78-1.84(m,5H), 2.23(s, 3H), 2.36(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.51-2.58(m, 1H), 6.58(s, 1H),6.92(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-114

250 1.04-1.22(m, 2H), 1.16(d, 6H, J=6.1Hz), 1.38-1.68(m, 4H), 1.60(s,6H), 1.80-1.97(m, 5H), 2.49-2.62(m, 1H), 2.63-2.70(m, 1H), 6.93(br, 2H),7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz2-115

127-135 0.99-1.23(m, 6H), 1.17(t, 3H, J=7.1Hz), 1.36-1.52(m, 2H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.72-1.94(m, 8H), 2.45-2.59(m, 1H), 2.79-2.94(m, 2H),3.81-3.89(m, 2H), 4.02(q, 2H, J=7.1Hz), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-116

>250 0.93-1.22(m, 6H), 1.32-1.52(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.74-1.95(m, 7H),2.20-2.34(m, 1H), 2.41(d, 2H, J=6.4Hz), 2.47-2.58(m, 1H), 3.27-3.39(m,1H), 4.44(d, 1H, J=4.5Hz), 6.95(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.63(d,2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-117

>250 1.07-1.18(m, 2H), 1.43-1.53(m, 2H), 1.55(s, 6H), 1.70-1.85(m, 5H),2.15(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.51-2.55(m, 1H), 6.21(brs, 2H), 6.31(d, 1H,J=8.0Hz), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.49(d, 1H, J=8.0Hz), 7.60(d, 2H,J=8.0Hz), 11.94(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-118

215-216 1.08-1.23(m, 2H), 1.38-1.50(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.68-1.83(m,5H), 2.52-2.55(m, 1H), 2.58(d, 2H, J=4.0Hz), 2.62(s, 3H), 6.95(brs, 2H),7.06(s, 1H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-119

>250 1.08-1.18(m, 2H), 1.26(s, 9H), 1.35-1.49(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.75-1.85(m, 5H), 2.38(d, 2H, J=4.0Hz), 2.52-2.58(m, 1H), 6.55(brs, 1H),6.94(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-120

226-227 0.68-1.19(m, 7H), 1.36-1.54(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.74-1.88(m,5H), 2.33(d, 2H, J=4.0Hz), 2.53-2.56(m, 1H), 6.50(s, 1H), 6.94(brs, 2H),7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 400 MHz2-121

1.14-1.34(m, 2H), 1.37-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.95(m, 5H),2.51(m, 1H), 2.71(d, 2H, J=9.3Hz), 3.77(s, 3H), 6.74(dd, 1H, J=2.2,8.4Hz), 6.91(brs, 2H), 6.99(d, 1H, J=2.2Hz), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.35(d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 12.05(brs,1H). DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-122

>230 1.15-1.33(m, 2H), 1.37-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.95(m, 5H),2.51(m, 1H), 2.75(d, 2H, J=9.3Hz), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.14(d, 1H, J=8.4Hz),7.30(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.39-7.55(m, 2H), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(s,1H), 12.37(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-123

230-231 1.09-1.19(m, 2H), 1.41-1.52(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.76-1.88(m,5H), 2.53-2.58(m, 1H), 3.18(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz), 6.71(brs, 1H), 6.93(brs,2H), 7.27-7.42(m, 5H), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.88(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-124

>230 1.14-1.33(m, 2H), 1.37-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.70-2.03(m, 5H),2.51(m, 1H), 2.73(d, 2H, J=7.0Hz), 6.72-7.13(m, 3H), 7.17-7.35(m, 3H),7.44(brs, 1H), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.93(s, 1H), 12.30(brs, 1H).DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-125

0.97-1.11(m, 2H), 1.34-1.54(m, 12H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.78-1.95(m, 4H),2.53-2.58(m, 1H), 2.76-2.83(m, 2H), 6.94(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.57(brs, 1H), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 10.76(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6300 2-126

234-235 0.93-1.50(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.72-1.91(m, 5H), 2.16(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 2.57-2.68(m, 1H), 6.95(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.64(d,2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 11.94(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 2-127

228-230 1.03-1.17(m, 2H), 1.39-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58-1.67(m, 7H),1.82-1.95(m, 4H), 2.09(s, 3H), 2.51-2.59(m, 1H), 3.06-3.10(m, 2H),6.11(brs, 1H), 6.94(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.45-7.49(m, 1H),7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 2-128

253-254 0.98-1.13(m, 2H), 1.35-1.51(m, 3H), 1 .60(s, 6H), 1.77-1.88(m,7H), 2.52-2.58(m, 1H), 2.91-2.95(m, 2H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.82(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 300 2-129

206-207 0.93-1.08(m, 2H), 1.32-1.47(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.76-1.85(m,4H), 2.39(s, 3H), 2.51-2.54(m, 1H), 2.57-2.62(m, 2H), 6.93(brs, 2H),7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.41(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.54(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz),7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.69(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 3002-130

226-227 0.96-1.11(m, 2H), 1.37-1.55(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.79-1.96(m,4H), 2.53-2.57(m, 1H), 2.74-2.79(m, 2H), 6.43(s, 2H), 6.50(t, 1H,J=6.0Hz), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 2-131

230-231 0.99-1.13(m, 2H), 1.35-2.01(m, 18H), 2.51-2.58(m, 1H),2.77-2.86(m, 2H), 2.96-3.01(m, 2H), 3.49-3.53(m, 1H), 6.93(brs, 2H),7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.91-7.97(m, 2H) DMSO-d6 3002-132

217-218 0.98-1.14(m, 2H), 1.37-1.98(m, 16H), 2.53-2.58(m, 1H),2.72-2.85(m, 2H), 2.96-3.00(m, 2H), 3.71(t, 1H, J=7.5Hz), 4.16(brs, 1H),4.65(brs, 1H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.94-7.98(m, 2H) DMSO-d6 300 2-133

>230 1.61(s, 6H), 1.60-1.75(m, 8H), 2.18(m, 1H), 2.37(d, 2H, J=7.2 Hz),2.60(m, 1H), 6.94(brs, 2H), 7.34(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.95(s, 1H). DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-134

225-226 1.07-1.18(m, 2H), 1.42-1.53(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.77-1.85(m,5H), 1.91(s, 3H), 2.20(d, 2H, J=4.0Hz), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.54-2.57(m, 1H),3.22(s, 3H), 6.81(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz),11.66 and 11.93(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-135

229-230 1.01-1.13(m, 2H), 1.17(s, 6H), 1.41-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.68-1.84(m, 5H), 1.98(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.52-2.56(m, 1H),3.38(d, 2H, J=4.0Hz), 4.90(t, 1H, J=4.0Hz), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.26(brs,1H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.60(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-136

210-211 1.07-1.1 9(m, 2H), 1.42-1.52(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.76-1.86(m,5H), 2.12(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.51-2.55(m, 1H), 3.15-3.26(m,2H), 3.35-3.39(m, 1H), 3.54-3.58(m, 1H), 3.95-4.06(m, 2H), 4.87(d, 1H,J=4.0Hz), 4.95(d, 1H, J=4.0Hz), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.60(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-137

>250 1.13-1.24(m, 2H), 1.38-1.50(m, 2H), 1.57(s, 6H), 1.73-1.83(m, 5H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.82(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 3.35-3.39(m, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H),7.27(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.60(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-138

235-238 0.96-1.13(m, 2H), 1.35-1.55(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.75-1.89(m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.47.2.61(m, 1H), 3.01(t, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 3.80(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 5.42(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.82(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.69(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-139

249-250 1.03(s, 6H), 1.06-1.08(m, 2H), 1.36-1.48(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.81(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.66(m, 2H), 3.37(d, 2H, J=5.3Hz), 4.86(t, 1H,J=5.3Hz), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.44(t, 1H, J=5.6Hz),7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz). DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-140

223-224 0.98-1.10(m, 2H), 1.37-1.48(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.82(m, 4H),2.25(s, 3H), 2.25(t, 2H, J=6.5Hz), 2.95(m, 2H), 3.61(dt, 1H, J=6.5Hz,5.3Hz), 4.53(t, 1H, J=5.3Hz), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.78(t, 1H, J=5.3Hz), DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-141

221-223 0.97-1.15(m, 2H), 1.24(s, 6H), 1.25-1.53(m, 5H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.76-1.93(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.45-2.62(m, 1H), 3.12(q, J=6.4Hz, 2H),5.28(s, 1H), 6.83 (brs, 2H), 7.28(d, J=8.3Hz, 2 H), 7.53-7.61(m, 1H),7.61(d, J=8.3Hz, 2H). DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-142

142-144 0.99-1.19(m, 2H), 1.34-1.58(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.67-1.89(m,5H), 2.08(d, 2H, d=6.9Hz), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.51(m, 1H), 3.63(d, 2H,J=5.5Hz), 6.81(brs, 2H), 6.96(brs, 1H), 7.24(brs, 1H), 7.30(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(t, 1H, J=5.5 Hz). DMSO-d6 300 MHz2-143

196-198 a mixture of 2 conformers; 1.02-1.22(m, 2H), 1.34-1.58(m, 3H),1.58(s, 6H), 1.72-1.92(m, 5H), 2.13 and 2.27(d, 2H, d=6.9Hz), 2.24(s,3H), 2.51(m, 1H), 2.81 and 3.03(s, 3H), 3.98 and 4.09(s, 2H), 6.82(brs,2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz) 11.70(brs, 1H). 2-144

>230 a mixture of 2 conformers; 0.99-1.20(m, 2H), 1.34-1.58(m, 3H),1.58(s, 6H), 1.73-1.92(m, 5H), 2.12 and 2.26(d, 2H, d=6.9Hz), 2.24(5,3H), 2.51(m, 1H), 2.79 and 3.98(s, 3H), 3.85 and 3.92(s, 2H), 6.82(brs,2H), 6.96 and 7.14(brs, 1H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.27 and 7.43(brs,1H), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz). DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-145

>250 0.55(s, 3H), 1.21(s, 3H), 1.55(s, 6H), 1.95-2.02(m, 1H),2.14-2.36(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 3.14-3.20(m, 1H), 6.83(brs, 2H), 7.16(d,2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-146

>250 1.58(s, 6H), 1.74-1.82(m, 2H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.37(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),2.44-2.60(m, 4H), 3.36-3.43(m, 1H), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.61(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 11.98(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-147

>230 1.05-1.20(m, 2H), 1.38-1.52(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.73-1.87(m, 5H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.29(d, 2H, 6.9Hz), 2.51(m, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 11.07(s, 1H), 11.10(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6400 MHz 2-148

>250 1.13-1.24(m, 2H), 1.43-1.55(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.82-1.85(m, 4H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.38-2.41(m, 2H), 2.50-2.58(m, 1H), 6.82(br, 1H), 7.30(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 11.96(brs, 1H), 15.85(br, 1H)DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-149

237-238 1.58(s, 6H), 1.60-1.71(m, 4H), 2.04-2.23(m, 3H), 2.23(s, 3H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.40-2.46(m, 2H), 3.35-3.41(m, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H), 7.25(d,2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 11.99(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-150

228-229 0.99-1.10(m, 2H), 1.25(s, 6H), 1.37-1.48(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.76-1.85(m, 5H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.53-2.57(m, 1H), 2.96-2.99(m, 2H),5.32(s, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.58(brs, 1H), 7.60(d,2H, J=8.0Hz) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-151

>250 1.11-1.23(m, 2H), 1.42-1.52(m, 2H), 1.57(s, 6H), 1.77-1.86(m, 5H),2.25(s, 3H), 2.44(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.53-2.62(m, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H),7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 12.70(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400MHz 2-152

225-226 1.11-1.23(m, 2H), 1.41-1.49(m, 2H), 1.57(s, 6H), 1.76-1.84(m,5H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.44(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.53-2.61(m, 1H), 6.82(brs, 2H),7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 12.69(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400MHz 2-153

1.11-1.24(m, 2H), 1.40-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.77-1.87(m, 5H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.46(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.52-2.58(m, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H),7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 11.41(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400MHz 2-154

229-233 1.00-1.11(m, 2H), 1.37-1.58(m, 3H), 1.65(s, 6H), 1.76-1.87(m,4H), 2.49-2.57(m, 1H), 2.99-3.04(m, 2H), 3.81(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 5.42(t,1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.32(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.69(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz2-155

1.01-1.22(m, 2H), 1.34-1.52(m, 2H), 1.57(s, 6H), 1.68-1.89(m, 4H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.37(d, 2H, d=6.9Hz), 2.50(m, 1H), 5.23(s, 1H), 6.81(brs,2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.60(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 9.25(brs, 1H),11.20(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-156

>250 1.09-1.23(m, 2H), 1.15(t, 3H, J=8.0Hz), 1.43-1.52(m, 2H), 1.57(s,6H), 1.71-1.90(m, 5H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.44(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.53-2.58(m,1H), 3.58(q, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.60(d,2H, J=8.0Hz), 11.34(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-157

1.11-1.24(m, 2H), 1.44-1.54(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.68-1.87(m, 5H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.53-2.57(m, 1H), 3.51(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 6.80(brs, 2H),7.29(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 12.28(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400MHz 2-158

240-241 1.03-1.14(m, 2H), 1.41-1.53(m, 2H), 1.58-1.71(m, 1H), 1.58(s,6H), 1.77-1.86(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.50-2.58(m, 1H), 3.04(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 3.56(t, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 4.27(t, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 6.80(br, 1H),7.29(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-159

148(dec.) 1.01-1.1 3(m, 2H), 1.39-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58-1.69(m, 1H), 1.58(s,6H), 1.76-1.86(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.50-2.57(m, 1H), 3.11(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 3.95(s, 2H), 6.81(br, 1H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-160

185-186 1.00-1.13(m, 2H), 1.30-1.51(m, 6H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.79-1.87(m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.50-2.58(m, 1H), 0.00-0.00(m, 2H), 3.17(q, 2H,J=7.0Hz), 3.78(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),, 5.40(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.80(br, 2H),7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.66(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6300 MHz 2-161

219-221 0.95-1.12(m, 2H), 1.35-1.52(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.73-1.91(m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.47-2.57(m, 1H), 2.86(t, 2H, J=6.2Hz), 5.33(br, 2H),5.98(t, 1H, J=5.7Hz), 6.80(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.61(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz) 2-162

216-250 0.95-1.11(m, 2H), 1.36-1.53(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.76-1.90(m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.45-2.56(m, 1H), 2.91(d, 2H, J=6.8Hz), 3.56(t, 2H,J=8.5Hz), 4.13(t, 2H, J=8.5Hz), 6.79(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-163

219 -221 0.82(s, 3H), 0.83(s, 3H), 0.98-1.14(m, 2H), 1.35-1.54(m, 3H),1.58(s, 6H), 1.76-1.88(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.44-2.56(m, 1H),2.94-3.10(m, 2H), 3.16-3.34(m, 2H), 3.73(d, 1H, J=5.7Hz), 4.48(t, 1H,J=5.7Hs), 5.31(d, 1H, J=5.7Hz), 6.79(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.68(t, 1H, J=5.8Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-164

222-225 0.96-1.14(m, 2H), 1.35-1.61(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.75-1.89(m,5H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.46-2.59(m, 1H), 2.99(t, 2H, J=6.6Hz), 3.45-3.54(m,2H), 3.95(dt, 1H, J=5.7, 3.8Hz), 4.42(t, 1H, J=5.7Hz), 5.39(d, 1H,J=5.7Hz), 6.81(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.68(t, 1H, J=6.2Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-165

>250 a mixture of 2 conformers; 1.02-1.15(m, 2H), 1.37-1.48(m, 2H),1.57(s, 6H), 1.78-1.85(m, 5H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.27(d, 2H, J=4.0Hz),2.52-2.55(m, 1H), 3.30 and 3.56(s, 3H), 5.12(brs, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H),7.27(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.60(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 10.64(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 400MHz 2-166

225-233 0.98-1.13(m, 2H), 1.35-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.63-1.87(m,6H), 2.21-2.32(m, 1H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.45-2.60(m, 1H), 3.06(d, 2H,J=7.1Hz), 3.17-3.35(m, 2H), 4.04-4.16(m, 1H), 5.45(br, 1H), 6.82(br,2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-167

0.90(s, 3H), 0.99-1.14(m, 2H), 1.08(s, 3H), 1.30-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58(s,6H), 1.62-1.90(m, 5H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.45-2.59(m, 1H), 2.95-3.12(m, 4H),3.74(d, 1H, J=5.7Hz), 5.41(d, 1H, J=5.7Hz), 6.79(br, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-168

1.13-1.31(m, 2H), 1.38-1.58(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.74-1.92(m, 5H),2.25(s, 3H), 2.50(m, 1H), 258(d, 2H, d=6.9Hz), 3.72(s, 3H), 6.80(brs,2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz). DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-169

>230 1.10-1.25(m, 2H), 1.38-1.53(m, 2H), 1.57(s, 6H), 1.69-1.87(m, 5H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.50(m, 1H), 2.54(d, 2H, d=6.9Hz), 3.58(s, 3H), 6.80(brs,2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.60(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 10.66(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6400 MHz 2-170

228-229 1.05-1.15(m, 2H), 1.38-1.48(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.66-2.01(m,7H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.51-2.55(m, 1H), 3.08-3.30(m, 6H), 3.85-3.90(m, 2H),4.97(d, 1H, J=4.0Hz), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H,J=12.0Hz) DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-171

1.09-1.28(m, 2H), 1.38-1.80(m, 3H), 1.69(s, 6H), 1.84-2.04(m, 4H),2.44(s, 3H), 2.48-2.60(m, 1H), 3.09(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 3.38-3.53(m, 4H),4.59(s, 1H), 5.50(br, 2H), 7.24(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.54(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz)CDCl3, 300 MHz 2-172

>250 1.04-1.09(m, 2H), 1.43(m, 1H), 1.43-1.50(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.80-1.90(m, 4H), 5.24(s, 1H), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz),7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.94(s, 1H), 9.20(brs, 1H), 11.20(brs, 1H).DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-173

218-219 1.02-1.13(m, 2H), 1.40-1.49(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.85(m,4H), 2.53-2.57(m, 1H), 2.89(s, 3H), 2.96-3.02(m, 2H), 6.88-6.97(m, 3H),7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz2-174

238-239 0.99-1.14(m, 2H), 1.31-1.52(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.79(s, 3H),1.80-1.86(m, 4H), 2.53-2.59(m, 1H), 3.05-3.12(m, 2H), 6.93(brs, 2H),7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.77(t, 1H, J=4.5Hz),7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-175

230-231 0.91-1.06(m, 2H), 1.27-1.45(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.67-1.82(m,4H), 2.39(s, 3H), 2.44-2.49(m, 1H),2.74-2.80(m, 2H),6.93(brs, 2H),7.28(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.41(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.45(t, 1H, J=7.5Hz),7.64(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.69(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-176

196-198 0.98-1.14(m, 2H), 1.29-1.65(m, 11H), 1.76-1.93(m, 4H),2.51-2.58(m, 1H), 3.14-3.21(m, 2H), 3.79(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 5.39(t, 1H,J=6.0Hz), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62-7.67(m, 3H), 7.95(s,1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-177

198 -200 0.84(t, 3H, J=7.4Hz), 0.97-1.12(m, 2H), 1.18-1.53(m, 7H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.76-1.88(m, 4H), 2.57(m, 1H), 2.99(q, 2H, J=6.5Hz),6.94(br, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.75(t, 1H,J=6.5Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-178

143-160 1.03-1.17(m, 2H), 1.25-1.56(m, 5H), 1.64(s, 6H), 2.30(t, 1.2H,J=7.7Hz), 2.39(t, 0.8H, J=7.7Hz), 2.51-2.62(m, 1H), 3.17-3.54(m, 5H),3.89-4.00(m, 1H), 4.77(br, 0.6H), 4.95(br, 0.4H), 6.99(br, 2H), 7.33(d,2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.67(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.98(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-179

168-170 0.98-1.16(m, 2H), 1.25-1.55(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.75-1.94(m,4H), 2.24-2.44(m, 2H), 2.48-2.60(m, 1H), 2.81(s, 1.5H), 3.00(s, 1.5H),3.25-3.41(m, 2H), 3.43-3.55(m, 2H), 4.60(br, 0.5H), 4.78(br, 0.5H),6.92(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-180

200-202 0.98-1.55(m, 9H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.61-1.94(m, 6H), 2.33(t, 2H,J=7.8Hz), 2.48-2.59(m, 1H), 2.90 3.04(m, 1H), 3.07-3.20(m, 1H),3.60-3.75(m, 2H), 3.85-4.03(m, 1H), 4.71(br, 1H), 6.92(br, 2H), 7.30(d,2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-181

83-207 1.02-1.14(m, 2H), 1.24-1.51(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.77-1.91(m,4H), 2.16-2.37(m, 8H), 2.46-2.54(m, 1H), 3.38-3.50(m, 4H), 6.93(br, 2H),7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz2-182

167-169 0.99-1.13(m, 2H), 1.27-1.50(m, 6H), 1.55-1.69(m, 9H),1.76-2.00(m, 5H), 2.51-2.57(m, 1H), 2.80-2.87(m, 2H), 3.09-3.16(m, 2H),3.49-3.53(m, 1H), 6.94(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.88-7.92(m, 1H), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 2-183

201-203 0.98-1.13(m, 2H), 1.24-1.70(m, 13H), 1.77-1.98(m, 5H),2.51-2.58(m, 1H), 2.71-2.87(m, 2H), 3.07-3.16(m, 2H), 3.70(t, 1H,J=7.5Hz), 4.17(brs, 1H), 4.67(d, 1H, J=3.0Hz), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.30(d,2H, J=90Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.92(t, 1H, J=45Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 300 2-184

>250 1.03-1.17(m, 2H), 1.37-1.54(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.78-1.90(m, 4H),2.08(s, 3H), 2.53-2.59(m, 1H), 3.19-3.25(m, 2H), 6.12(brs, 1H),6.94(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.34-7.39(m, 1H), 7.64(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 2-185

193-194 1.02-1.14(m, 2H), 1.27-1.51(m, 6H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.89(m,4H), 2.20(s, 3H), 2.44-2.46(m, 2H), 2.52-2.56(m, 1H), 6.53(s, 1H),6.96(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 400 MHz 2-186

200-201 0.98-1.13(m, 2H), 1.25-1.51(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.77-1.90(m,4H), 2.31(t, 2H, J=7.7Hz), 2.50-2.57(m, 1H), 2.81(s, 3H), 2.97(s, 3H),6.93(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-187

206-208 0.96-1.11(m, 2H), 1.04(d, 6H, J=6.6Hz), 1.20-1.51(m, 5H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.76-1.92(m, 4H), 2.07(t, 2H, J=7.3Hz), 2.45-2.58(m, 1H),3.83(dt, 1H, J=20.9, 6.6Hz), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.63(t,1H, J=7.3Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-188

173-175 0.99(t, 1.5H, J=7.1Hz), 1.01-1.15(m, 2H), 1.10(t, 1.5H,J=7.1Hz), 1.22-1.54(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.76-1.87(m, 4H), 2.29(t, 1H,J=7.7Hz), 2.32(t, 1H, J=7.7Hz), 2.46-2.58(m, 1H), 2.78(s, 1.5H), 2.94(s,1.5H), 3.26-3.37(m, 2H), 6.92(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-189

192-194 0.96-1.13(m, 2H), 1.00(t, 3H, J=7.0Hz), 1.11(t, 3H, J=7.0Hz),1.25-1.52(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.75-1.92(m, 4H), 2.30(t, 2H, J=7.7Hz),2.49-2.59(m, 1H), 3.22-3.34(m, 4H), 6.94(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz),7.64(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-190

210-212 0.80(t, 1.5H, J=7.3Hz), 0.84(t, 1.5H, J=7.3Hz), 0.98-1.15(m,2H), 1.22-1.57(m, 8H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.74-1.91(m, 4H), 2.28-2.37(m, 2H),2.47-2.59(m, 1H), 2.79(s, 1.5H), 2.95(s, 1.5H), 3.24(q, 2H, J=7.3Hz),6.93(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-191

>250 1.00-1.11(m, 2H), 1.25-1.35(m, 1H), 1.43-1.50(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.78-1.86(m, 4H), 2.22-2.28(m, 2H), 2.24(s, 3H), 6.82(brs, 2H), 7.29(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 11.99(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-192

>250 0.99-1.12(m, 2H), 1.22-1.33(m, 1H), 1.42-1.52(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.80-1.84(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.32(t, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 3.23(s, 3H),6.81(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 11.66(brs,1H) DMSO-d6 300 MHz 2-193

>240 0.95-1.12(m, 2H), 1.17(s, 6H), 1.21-1.30(m, 1H), 1.36-1.49(m, 4H),1.58(s, 6H), 1.77-1.87(m, 4H), 2.09(t, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 2.24(s, 3H),2.47-2.58(m, 1H), 3.37(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 4.88(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.80(br,2H), 7.24(brs, 1H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6300 MHz 2-194

230-231 0.99-1.12(m, 2H), 1.25-1.36(m, 1H), 1.37-1.52(m, 4H), 1.58(s,6H), 1.79-1.87(m, 4H), 2.22(t, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.49-2.57(m,1H), 3.17(dd, 1H, J=12.0, 6.0Hz), 3.25(dd, 1H, J=12.0, 6.0Hz), 3.36(dd,1H, J=12.0, 6.0Hz), 3.57(dd, 1H, J=12.0, 6.0Hz), 3.94-4.01(m, 1H),4.01-4.08(m, 1H), 4.86(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 4.93(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.81(br,1H), 7.29(d, # 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-195

250(deg.) 1.06-1.13(m, 2H), 1.43-154(m, 5H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.84(m, 4H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.55(d, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 6.83(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-196

211(deg.) 1.06-1.13(m, 2H), 1.44-154(m, 5H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.84(m, 4H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.55(d, 2H, J=7.5Hz), 6.82(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz),7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-197

250(deg.) 1.04-1.15(m, 2H), 1.36-1.49(m, 5H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.86(m, 4H),2.24(m, 2H), 2.54(m, 1H), 2.66(m, 2H), 3.69(s, 3H), 6.82(brs, 2H),7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-198

>250 1.04-1.11(m, 2H), 1.39-1.52(m, 5H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.86(m, 4H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.64(m, 2H), 3.57(s, 3H), 4.86(t, 1H, J=5.3Hz), 6.83(brs,2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.44(t, 1H, J=5.6Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz).DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-199

198-200 1.10-1.15(m, 2H), 1.43-1.50(m, 3H), 1.69(s, 6H), 1.78(m, 2H),1.94(m, 4H), 2.47(s, 3H), 2.67(m, 1H), 2.90(m, 2H), 5.74(brs, 2H),7.25(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.54(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz). CDCl3, 300 MHz 2-200

>250 1.04-1.19(m, 3H), 1.37-1.52(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.62-1.69(m, 2H),1.79-1.91(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.47-2.58(m, 1H), 2.93(t, 2H, J=7.5Hz),6.81(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300MHz 2-201

>250 1.03-1.15(m, 2H), 1.27-1.41(m, 1H), 1.39-1.53(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.81-1.87(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.46-2.53(m, 2H), 2.57(br, 1H), 6.81(br,1H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 11.96(brs, 1H),15.78(br, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-202

>225 1.02-1.18(m, 2H), 1.11(s, 6H), 1.34-1.53(m, 5H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.69-1.85(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.43-2.53(m, 1H), 6.81(br, 2H), 7.28(d,2H. J=8.3Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 12.03(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz2-203

235-237 1.35-1.55(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.77-1.79(m, 4H), 2.15-2.25(m,1H), 2.48-2.61(m, 1H), 3.11(q, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 3.39(q, 2H, J=6.0Hz),4.64(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.97(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.74(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-204

>250 1.43-1.54(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.95(m, 4H), 2.10-2.24(m, 1H),2.49-2.63(m, 1H), 6.70(brs, 1H), 6.95(br, 2H), 7.23(brs, 1H), 7.31(d,2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-205

>250 1.41-1.59(m, 4H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.81-1.91(m, 4H), 2.21-2.31(m, 1H),2.54-2.60(m, 1H), 3.74(d, 2H, J=5.6Hz), 6.97(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H,J=8.1Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.96(s, 1H), 8.04(t, 1H, J=5.6Hz)DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-206

>250 1.08(s, 3H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.41-1.54(m, 4H), 1.80-1.88(m, 2H),1.96-2.04(m, 2H), 2.22-2.30(m, 1H), 2.47-2.55(m, 1H), 4.11(s, 1H),5.27(s, 1H), 6.23(s, 2H), 7.25(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.36(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz),7.62(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-207

>250 1.45-1.65(m, 7H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1 .95(m, 6H), 2.50-2.78(m, 3H),3.05-3.26(m, 1H), 3.86-4.30(m, 2H), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(5, 1H), 12.05(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-208

193-194 1.45-1.65(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.95(m, 7H), 2.08-2.19(m,2H), 2.53-2.63(m, 1H), 3.55-3.63(m, 2H), 4.21-4.25(m, 1H), 6.95(brs,2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,300 MHz 2-209

>250 1.23-1.36(m, 2H), 1.48-1.57(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.79(s, 3H),1.83-1.92(m, 4H), 2.53-2.58(m, 1H), 3.55-3.66(m, 1H), 6.94(brs, 2H),7.33(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.76(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz),7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-210

>250 1.24-1.48(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.69-1.76(m, 4H), 2.39(s, 3H),2.41-2.46(m, 1H), 2.98-3.08(m, 1H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.40(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.6 1(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz),7.73(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-211

>250 a mixture of 2 conformers; 1.25 and 1.27(s, 3H), 1.42-1.57(m, 4H),1.61(s, 6H), 1.79-1.91(m, 4H), 2.21-2.30(m, 1H), 2.52-2.63(m, 1H),4.14-4.25(m, 1H), 6.96(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.96(s, 1H), 8.04(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-212

>250 1.33(s, 6H), 1.42-1.54(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.88(m, 4H),2.17-2.25(m, 1H), 2.53-2.59(m, 1H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.90(brs, 1H), 7.96(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-213

>250 1.45-1.57(m, 4H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.84-1.91(m, 4H), 2.30-2.37(m, 1H),2.53-2.60(m, 1H), 3.60-3.70(m, 2H), 4.25-4.31(m, 1H), 4.91(brs, 1H),6.97(brs, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.85(d, 1H,J=9.0Hz), 7.96(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-214

>250 a mixture of 2 conformers; 1.49-1.63(m, 4H), 1.61(s, 6H),1.80-1.89(m, 4H), 2.81 and 3.09(s, 3H), 3.98 and 4.20(s, 2H), 6.93(brs,2H), 7.31 and 7.33(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65 and 7.66(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-215

>250 1.34-1.44(m, 2H), 1.51-1.58(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.78-1.87(m, 2H),1.97-2.06(m, 2H), 2.51-2.56(m, 1H), 2.93(s, 3H), 3.19-3.23(m, 1H),6.90(brs, 2H), 7.03(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 7.31(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-216

1.01-1.10(m, 2H), 1.40-1.49(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.83-1.87(m, 4H),2.52-2.55(m, 1H), 3.22-3.28(m, 2H), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.63(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-217

225-227 1.09-1.20(m, 2H), 1.36-1.46(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.76-1.81(m,5H), 2.52-2.56(m, 1H), 3.48(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 6.89(brs, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H,J=12.0Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz), 7.82-7.88(m, 4H), 7.92(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz 2-218

212 1.32-1.54(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.85(m, 2H), 2.05-2.10(m, 2H),2.53-2.56(m, 1H), 3.09-3.18(m, 1H), 6.46(s, 2H), 6.54(d, 1H, J=9.0Hz),6.94(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-219

243-248 1.08(s, 3H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.44-1.62(m, 4H), 1.69-1.90(m, 4H),2.45-2.58(m, 1H), 2.63-2.77(m, 1H), 2.81(s, 1.2H), 3.08(s, 1.8H),4.11(s, 0.6H), 4.18(s, 0.4H), 5.26(s, 1H), 6.20(br, 2H), 7.26(d, 2H,J=8.1Hz), 7.37(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.61(s, 1H), 12.48(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400MHz 2-220

>250 1.16-1.29(m, 2H), 1.43-1.56(m, 2H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.80-2.11(m, 5H),2.53-2.59(m, 1H), 2.94(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 6.79(s, 2H), 6.93(brs, 2H),7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 3002-221

>250 1.08(s, 3H), 1.16-1.27(m, 5H), 1.43-1.52(m, 2H), 1.80-2.08(m, 5H),2.46-2.49(m, 1H), 2.93(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 4.11(brs, 1H), 5.25(brs, 1H),6.20(brs, 2H), 6.76(s, 2H), 7.24(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.36(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.61(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-222

>250 1.07(s, 3H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.24-1.53(m, 4H), 1.75-2.11(m, 4H),2.41-2.48(m, 1H), 3.05-3.17(m, 1H), 4.11(brs, 1H), 5.26(brs, 1H),6.21(brs, 2H), 6.45(brs, 2H), 6.52(d, 1H, J=12.0Mz), 7.24(d, 2H,J=8.0Hz), 7.35(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.60(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-223

1.00-1.11(m, 5H), 1.22(s, 3H), 1.37-1.48(m, 3H), 1.77-1.85(m, 4H),2.43-2.48(m, 1H), 3.24-3.27(m, 2H), 4.11(brs, 1H), 4.30-4.32(m, 1H),5.26(brs, 1H), 6.20(brs, 2H), 7.24(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.36(d, 2H,J=8.0Hz), 7.61(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 2-224

169-171 0.94-1.06(m, 2H), 1.36-1.60(m, 6H), 1.76-1.93(m, 4H),2.03-2.13(m, 2H), 2.25-2.35(m, 3H), 2.52-2.56(m, 1H), 6.91(brs, 2H),7.30(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=12.0Hz), 7.94(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 4002-225

0.92-1.08(m, 2H), 1.29-2.15(m, 21H), 2.53-2.58(m, 1H), 2.64-2.73(m, 2H),3.38-3.48(m, 1H), 4.47-4.51(m, 1H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.64(d, 2H, J=9.OHz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-226

0.97-1.11(m, 2H), 1.40-1.68(m, 11H), 1.79-2.01(m, 7H), 2.18-2.31(m, 2H),2.39-2.47(m, 2H), 2.62-2.74(m, 2H), 4.75(brs, 1H), 6.92(brs, 2H),7.18-7.36(m, 5H), 7.49(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-227

198-200 0.91-1.69(m, 21H), 1.77-1.94(m, 4H), 2.05-2.16(m, 1H),2.53-2.61(m, 1H), 2.74-2.89(m, 2H), 3.40-3.46(m, 2H), 4.30(brs, 1H),6.91(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 2-228

119-120 0.91-1.65(m, 19H), 1.75-1.90(m, 6H), 2.11(brs, 1H), 2.55-2.58(m,1H), 2.72-2.91(m, 2H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.15-7.33(m, 7H), 7.64(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-229

160-162 0.97-1.11(m, 2H), 1.39-1.97(m, 19H), 2.27-2.63(m, 3H), 3.24(brs,2H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-230

0.91-1.10(m, 2H), 1.37-1.63(m, 11H), 1.78-1.92(m, 5H), 2.06-2.42(m,10H), 2.52-2.59(m, 1H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=9.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-231

0.95-1.07(m, 2H), 1.37-1.65(m, 11H), 1.78-1.91(m, 4H), 2.15-2.23(m, 2H),2.32-2.47(m, 6H), 3.45-3.51(m, 2H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.25-7.35(m, 7H),7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz, 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 2-232

171-172 0.98-1.08(m, 2H), 1.39(s, 9H), 1.41-1.51(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.80-1.91(m, 5H), 2.13(brs, 2H), 2.26-2.32(m, 4H), 2.48-2.53(m, 4H),2.52-2.57(m, 1H), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H,J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-233

224-229 1.06(d, 3H, J=6.0Hz), 1.09-1.31(m, 3H), 1.36-1.52(m, 2H),1.61(s, 6H), 1.71-1.82(m, 1H), 1.90-1.93(m, 2H), 2.01-2.47(m, 1H),3.37-3.46(m, 1H), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-234

226-230 1.37-1.67(m, 4H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.78-1.92(m, 4H), 2.46-2.60(m,1H), 3.62-3.78(m, 1H), 3.79(s, 2H), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.33(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz),7.48(d, 1H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz2-235

201-202 1.46-1.66(m, 4H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.71-1.93(m, 8H), 2.43-2.63(m,2H), 3.26-3.35(m, 2H), 3.43-3.54(m, 2H), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-236

220-224 1.33-1.89(m, 14H), 1.61(s, 6H), 2.51(s, 2H), 3.36(s, 4H),6.92(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.95(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-237

250-252 1.16-1.39(m, 2H), 1.46-1.92(m, 8H), 1.61(s, 6H), 2.51-2.81(m,2H), 2.87-3.05(m, 1H), 3.12-3.25(m, 1H), 3.62-3.99(m, 4H), 4.64-4.78(m,1H), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-238

190-191 1.48-1.65(m, 4H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.72-1.92(m, 4H), 2.20(s, 3H),2.22-2.38(m, 4H), 2.51-2.75(m, 2H), 3.41-3.55(m, 4H), 6.93(br, 2H),7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz2-239

233-235 1.47.1.67(m, 4H), 1.57(s, 6H), 1.70-1.92(m, 4H), 2.47-2.77(m,2H), 3.37-3.65(m, 8H), 6.92(br, 2H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-240

233-235 0.95-1.09(m, 2H), 1.37-1.65(m, 3H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.77-1.96(m,4H), 2.19(brd, 2H, J=7.0Hz), 2.39 2.49(m, 4H), 2.50-2.61(m, 1H),3.07-3.14(m, 4H), 6.91(br, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-241

120-126 0.96-1.10(m, 2H), 0.99(d, 6H, J=6.6Hz), 1.41-1.65(m, 3H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.93(m, 4H), 2.15(brd, 2H, J=7.0Hz), 2.27-2.38(m, 4H),2.49-2.59(m, 1H), 2.80-2.89(m, 1H), 3.40-3.51(m, 4H), 6.92(br, 2H),7.30(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz2-242

171-172 0.98-1.08(m, 2H), 1.39(s, 9H), 1.41-1.51(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H),1.80-1.91(m, 5H), 2.13(brs, 2H), 2.26-2.32(m, 4H),2.48-2.53(m, 4H),2.52-2.57(m, 1H), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H,J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-243

208-210 a mixture of 2 conformers; 1.02-1.13(m, 2H), 1.38-1.58(m, 2H),1.59(s, 6H), 1.61-1.91(m, 5H), 2.51(m, 1H), 2.85 and 2.87(s, 3H), 3.06and 3.20(d, 2H, J=6.8 Hz), 4.06 and 4.07(brs, 2H), 4.30 and 4.35(brs,1H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.61(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.92(s,1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-244

208-209 0.94-1.05(m, 2H), 1.41-1.50(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.79-1.90(m,5H), 2.08(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.23-2.29(m, 4H), 2.69-2.71(m, 4H), 6.92(brs,2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz 2-245

180-182 0.82(t, 3H, J=7.4Hz), 1.04-1.13(m, 2H), 1.37-1.58(m, 5H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.95(m, 4H), 2.01-2.18(m, 2H), 2.19-2.39(m, 4H),2.51(m, 1H), 2.95(q, 2H, J=7.4Hz), 3.20-3.28(m, 4H), 6.40(brs, 1H),6.91(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.62(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 7.93(s, 1H).DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-246

158-160 1.04-1.13(m, 2H), 1.37-1.58(m, 3H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.80-1.95(m,4H), 2.01-2.18(m, 2H), 2.19-2.39(m, 4H), 2.51(m, 1H), 3.20-3.28(m, 4H),5.89(brs, 2H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.61(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.92(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-247

205-206 0.98-1.07(m, 2H), 1.43-1.51(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.92(m,5H), 2.14(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.28-2.36(m, 4H), 2.52-2.58(m, 1H),3.43-3.48(m, 4H), 4.07(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 4.33(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.93(brs,2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz 2-248

207-208 1.00-1.04(m, 2H), 1.30(s, 6H), 179-193(m, 5H), 2.13(d, 2H,1.40-1.52(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), J=8.0Hz), 2.30-2.35(m, 4H), 2.53-2.58(m,1H), 3.79-3.97(m, 4H), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H,J=12.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-249

202-203 0.97-1.06(m, 2H), 1.43-1.52(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.92(m,5H), 1.98(s, 3H), 2.14(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 2.26-2.36(m, 4H), 2.52 2.56(m,1H), 3.38-3.45(m, 4H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.28(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H,J=12.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-250

220-240 1.43-1.69(m, 4H), 1.61(s, 6H), 1.73-1.92(m, 4H), 2.36-2.64(m,2H), 3.13-3.41(m, 3H), 3.65(dd, 1H, J=5.9, 9.9Hz), 3.96-4.11(m, 2H),4.85(br, 1H), 4.92(br, 1H), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.65(d,2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-251

159-164 .09(m, 2H), 1.39-1.72(m, 8H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.77-1.93(m, 6H),1.97-2.16(m, 2H), 2.45-2.61(m, 1H), 2.76-2.89(m, 1H), 6.67(br, 1H),6.91(br, 2H), 7.17(br, 1H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=8.1Hz),7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-252

209-211 1.04(t, 3H, J=7.4Hz), 1.20-1.29(m, 2H), 1.46-1.58(m, 2H),1.60(s, 6H), 1.80-1.95(m, 4H), 2.01-2.07(m, 2H), 2.51(m, 1H),2.92-3.01(m, 4H), 6.90(brs, 1H), 7.96(brt, 1H, J=5.6Hz), 7.29(d, 2H,J=8.3Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.94(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-253

248(dec.) 1.03-1.17(m, 2H), 1.38-1.64(m, 8H), 1.78-1.96(m, 4H), 2.55(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 3.22(s, 2H), 3.30(s, 2H), 6.92(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.95(s, 1H), 12.40(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 3002-254

213-214 1.39-1.52(m, 4H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.85-1.93(m, 4H), 2.52-2.68(m,2H), 4.18(brs, 2H), 4.97(brs, 1H), 6.93(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz),7.63(d, 2H, J=8.0Hz), 7.93(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-255

>250 1.44-1.53(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.82-1.89(m, 2H), 1.98-2.03(m, 2H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.26(brs, 1H), 6.84(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.63(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 12.05(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-256

172-175 1.42-1.55(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.84-1.97(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H),2.26-2.28(m, 1H), 2.73(brs, 1H), 3.23(brs, 3H), 7.30(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),7.63(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 11.67(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-257

220-225 1.18(s, 6H), 1.36-1.56(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.79-1.87(m, 4H),2.15-2.22(m, 1H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.55-2.59(m, 1H), 3.37(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz),4.90(t, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 6.82(br, 2H), 7.18(brs, 1H), 7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz),7.63(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-258

>250 1.44-1.61(m, 4H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.75-1.88(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H),2.41-2.51(m, 2H), 2.54-2.62(m, 1H), 3.18(dd, 1H, J=12.0, 6.0Hz),3.37(dd, 1H, J=12.0, 6.0Hz), 3.65(dd, 1H, J=9.0, 6.0Hz), 3.96-4.02(m,1H), 4.02-4.10(m, 1H), 4.87(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz), 4.95(d, 1H, J=6.0Hz),6.83(br, 1H), 7.31(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300MHz 2-259

271-277 1.05-1.20(m, 2H), 1.36-1.62 (m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.77-1.98 (m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.47-2.59 (m, 1H), 2.54(d, J=6.0Hz, 2 H), 3.31(s, 2H),6.81(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, J=9.0Hz, 2H), 7.62(d, J=9.0Hz, 2H), 12.48(s, 1H).DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-260

235-239 1.01-1.21(m, 2H), 1.32-1.54 (m, 3H), 1.41(s, 6H), 1.58(s, 6 H),1.77-1.97(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3 H), 2.43-2.61(m, 3 H), 6.83(br s, 2H),7.28(d, J=8.2Hz, 2H), 7.61(d, J=8.2Hz, 2H), 12.49 (brs, 1H). DMSO-d6,300 MHz 2-261

225-227 1.17-1.38(m, 2H), 1.44-1.66 (m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.77-1.88 (m,2H), 1.96-2.16(m, 3H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.45-2.62(m, 1H), 3.27(d, J=6.0Hz,2H), 4.26(s, 2H), 6.81(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, J=8.2Hz, 2H), 7.62(d, J=8.2Hz,2H), 13.36(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-262

>166 1.18-1.37(m, 2H), 1.46-1.64 (m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.79-1.94 (m,4H), 1.98-2.09(m, 1H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.44-2.61(m, 1H), 2.64-2.74(m, 1H),2.81-2.89 (m, 1H), 3.66(d, J=14.1Hz, 1 H), 3.92(d, J=14.1Hz, 1H),6.80(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.61(d, J=8.4Hz, 2 H), 13.06(s,1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 2-263

>250 1.59(s, 6H), 1.61-1.75(m, 4H), 1.89-1.99(m, 2H), 2.10-2.21(m, 2H),2.25(s, 3H), 2.67(br, 1H), 3.09(br, 1H), 6.83(br, 2H), 7.35(d, 2H,J=6.0Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 16.07(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-264

>250 1.44-1.69(m, 4H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.89-1.94(m, 2H), 2.00-2.04(m, 2H),2.25(s, 3H), 2.55-2.66(m, 2H), 3.16-3.18(m, 2H), 6.83(br, 1H), 7.33(d,2H, J=9.0Hz), 7.64(d, 2H, J=9.0Hz), 11.99(br, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 2-265

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[0289] TABLE 3 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 3

188-190 1.46-1.65(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.81-1.94(m, 2H), 2.73-2.96(m,2H), 3.22-3.34(m, 1H), 3.63-3.70(m, 1H), 4.33-4.44(m, 1H), 7.00(br, 2H),7.33(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.67(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) # DMSO-d6, 300MHz 3- 2

1.63(s, 6H), 1.76-2.02(m, 4H), 2.83-3.11(m, 3H), 3.32-3.47(m, 2H),7.24(br, 2H), 7.32(d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.73(d, 2H, J=8.1 Hz), 8.04(s, 1H),8.69(br, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 3- 3

232-237 1.39-1.54(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.73-1.84(m, 2H), 2.04(s, 3H),2.54-2.64(m, 1H), 2.77-2.90(m, 1H), 3.07-3.20(m, 1H), 3.87-3.98(m, 1H),4.49-4.60(m, 1H), 6.95(br, 2H), 7.33(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=8.4Hz), 7.96(s, 1H) # DMSO-d6, 300 MHz

[0290] TABLE 4 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 4

191-193 1.58-1.62(m, 6H), 1.62(s, 6H), 3.26(brs, 4H), 6.79(brs, 2H),7.29(d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.63(d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.91(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400MHz 4- 2

1.21-1.30(m, 2H), 1.62(s, 6H), 1.61-1.80(m, 3H), 2.54(d, 2H, J=7.0 Hz),2.73(brt, 2H, J=12.8 Hz), 3.83(brd, 2H, J=12.8 Hz), 6.79(brs, 2H),6.91(d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.17-7.31(m, 5H), 7.62(d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.91(s,1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 4- 3

176-177 1.19(t, 3H, J=6.0 Hz), 1.57-1.69(m, 8H), 1.85-1.92(m, 2H),2.54-2.61(m, 1H), 2.86-2.95(m, 2H), 3.76-3.83(m, 2H), 4.09(q, 2H, J=7.0Hz), 6.87(brs, 2H), 6.96(d, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.65(d, 2H, J=6.0Hz), 7.92(s,1H) DMSO-d6, 300 4- 4

>240 1.57-1.66(m, 8H), 1.87-1.92(m, 2H), 2.45-2.47(m, 1H), 2.87-2.93(m,2H), 3.76-3.80(m, 2H), 6.82(brs, 2H), 6.94(d, 2H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.64(d, 2H,J=8.0 Hz), 7.91(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 4- 5

174-175 1.21(t, 3H, J=6.0 Hz), 1.62(s, 6H), 3.25-3.27(m, 2H),3.50-3.53(m, 2H), 4.08(q, 2H, J=6.7 Hz), 6.83(brs, 2H), 6.97(d, 2H,J=12.0 Hz), 7.66(d, 2H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.92(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 4- 6

191-196 1.63(s, 6H), 1.96-1.99(m, 4H), 3.25-3.31(m, 4H), 6.55(d, 2H,J=8.6 Hz), 6.77(br, 2H), 7.65(d, 2H, J=8.6 Hz), 7.90(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400MHz 4- 7

214-219 1.62(s, 6H), 3.22(t, 4H, J=4.8 Hz), 3.75(t, 4H, J=4.8 Hz),6.83(br, 2H), 6.96(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.67(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.92(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 400 MHz

[0291] TABLE 5 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 5

117-133 1.60(s, 6H), 7.01(br, 2H), 7.48(t, 1H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.55(ddd, 1H,J=1.0, 2.0, 1.0 Hz), 7.67(dt, 1H, J=8.1, 1.0 Hz), 7.76(t, 1H, J=2.0 Hz),7.97(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 5- 2

130-131 1.58(s, 6H), 5.20(s, 2H), 6.93(br, 2H), 7.15(d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz),7.25-7.49(m, 8H), 7.97(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 5- 3

151-152 1.02-1.33(m, 5H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.65-1.88(m, 6H), 3.85(d, 2H,J=6.2 Hz), 6.94(br, 2H), 7.05(dd, 1H,J=2.5, 8.0 Hz), 7.17(d, 1H, J=2.5Hz), 7.23(d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.35(t, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.97(s, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz

[0292] TABLE 6 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 6

>230 1.09-1.22(m, 2H), 1.41-1.56(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.70-1.91(m, 5H),2.16(d, 2H, d=6.7 Hz), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.92(m, 1H), 6.91(brs, 2H), 7.42(d,1H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.63(dd, 1H, J=8.1, 1.8 Hz), 7.72(d, 1H, J=1.8 Hz),12.10(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 6- 2

229-232 0.98-1.16(m, 2H), 1.34-1.64(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.76-1.89(m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.83-2.98(m, 1H), 3.02(t, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.81(s, 2H),5.42(br s, 1H), 6.91(br s, 2H), 7.41(d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.63(d, J=8.3 Hz,1H), 7.65-7.72(m, 1H), 7.73(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 3

280(deg.) 1.15-1.42(m, 5H), 1.56(s, 6H), 1.80(m, 4H), 2.23(s, 3H),2.13(d, 2H, J=6.8 Hz), 4.97(brs, 2H), 6.75(brs, 2H), 6.82(dd, 1H, J=8.3Hz, 1.9 Hz), 6.93(d, 1H, J=1.9 Hz), 7.01(d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz). DMSO-d6, 300MHz 6- 4

177(deg.) 1.01-1.09(m, 2H), 1.45-1.56(m, 3H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.70-1.83(m,6H), 2.13-2.19(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.41-2.46(m, 2H), 3.63-3.69(m, 2H),6.87(brs, 2H), 7.42(d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.51(d, 1H, J=1.9 Hz), 7.62(dd,1H, J=8.3, 1.9 Hz). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 5

>300 1.15-1.25(m, 2H), 1.37-1.57(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.65-1.94(m, 5H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.31(d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.85-3.01(m, 1H), 6.90(s, 2H),7.41(d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.63(dd, J=1.9, 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.73(d, J=1.9 Hz,1H), 11.07(s, 1H), 11.17(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 6

>282 1.13-1.32(m, 2H), 1.39-1.57(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.70-1.96(m, 5H),2.25(s, 3H), 2.45(d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.87-3.01(m, 1H), 6.91(s, 2H),7.42(d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.64(dd, J=1.9, 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.74(d, J=1.9 Hz,1H), 12.17(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 7

>280 1.02-1.20(m, 2H), 1.33-1.53(m, 2H), 1.56(s, 6H), 1.65-1.89(m, 5H),2.14(d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.75-2.89(m, 1H), 6.77(br s, 1H),7.07(d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.08(s, 1H), 7.15(d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 9.45(s, 1H),11.99(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 8

224-225 1.02-1.21(m, 2H), 1.31-1.60(m, 2H), 1.35(t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H),1.58(s, 6H), 1.66-1.89(m, 5H), 2.15(d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.25(s, 3H),2.78-2.93(m, 1H), 4.10(q, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 6.83(br s, 2H), 7.17-7.29(m,3H), 11.98(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 9

>269 1.07-1.23(m, 2H), 1.44-1.63(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.71-1.90(m, 5H),2.16(d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.70-2.88(m, 1H), 6.88(br s, 2H),7.34-7.42(m, 1H), 7.46-7.55(m, 2H), 12.02(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 10

212-214 1.01-1.14(m, 2H), 1.42-1.57(m, 3H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.81(m, 4H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.80(m, 1H), 3.02(m, 2H), 3.81(d, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 5.1(t, 1H,J=6.0 Hz), 6.88(brs, 2H), 7.34-7.40(m, 1H), 7.48-7.54(m, 2H),7.67-7.71(m, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 11

>282 1.10-1.31(m, 2H), 1.42-1.64(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.67-1.89(m, 5H),2.24(s, 3H), 2.44(d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.75-2.88(m, 1H), 6.89(br s, 1H),7.33-7.42(m, 1H), 7.47-7.56(m, 2H), 12.16(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 12

171-173 1.03-1.19(m, 2H), 1.34-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.72-1.85(m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.39(d, 2H, d=6.7 Hz), 2.92(m, 1H), 5.23(s, 1H),6.90(brs, 2H), 7.40(d, 1H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.62(d, 1H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.72(s,1H), 9.20(brs, 1H), 11.20(brs, 1H). DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 6- 13

>250 1.09(t, 3H, J=7.4 Hz), 1.03-1.16(m, 2H), 1.34-1.54(m, 2H), 1.58(s,6H), 1.76-1.89(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.83-3.08(m, 5H), 5.70(t, 1H, J=5.6Hz), 5.85(t, 1H, J=5.9 Hz), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.43(d, 1H, J=8.1 Hz),7.64(d, 1H, J=8.1 Hz), 7.73(s, 1H). DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 14

205-209 0.88(d, 6H, J=6.0 Hz), 1.01-1.13(m, 2H), 1.37-1.52(m, 3H),1.58(s, 6H), 1.77-1.87(m, 5H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.89(t, 2H, J=6.0 Hz),2.89-2.95(m, 1H), 3.73(d, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 6.90(br, 2H), 7.13(br, 1H),7.42(d, 1H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.63(dd, 1H, J=9.0, 3.0 Hz), 7.73(d, 1H, J=3.0Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 15

225-228 1.00-1.11(m, 2H), 1.36-1.51(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.78-1.86(m,4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.92-2.96(m, 2H), 3.24-3.27(m, 4H), 3.52-3.55(m, 4H),6.53(t, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 6.90(br, 1H), 7.42(d, 1H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.63(dd, 1H,J=9.0, 3.0 Hz), 7.73(d, 1H, J=3.0 Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 16

>250 0.98-1.10(m, 2H), 1.36-1.52(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.81-1.85(m, 4H),2.25(s, 3H), 2.78(s, 6H), 2.89-2.94(m, 3H), 6.25(t, 1H, J=6.0 Hz),6.89(br, 2H), 7.42(d, 1H, J=9.0 Hz), 7.63(dd, 1H, J=9.0, 3.0 Hz),7.73(d, 1H, J=3.0 Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 17

>250 1.07-1.19(m, 2H), 1.45-1.54(m, 2H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.64-1.74(m, 1H),1.80-1.87(m, 4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.91-3.00(m, 1H), 3.05(d, 2H, J=6.0 Hz),3.56(t, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 4.27(t, 2H, J=9.0 Hz), 6.90(br, 2H), 7.42(d, 1H,J=9.0 Hz), 7.64(dd, 1H, J=9.0, 3.0 Hz), 7.74(d, 1H, J=3.0 Hz) DMSO-d6,300 MHz 6- 18

>250 0.99-1.16(m, 2H), 1.25(s, 6H), 1.35-1.53(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H),1.77-1.86(m, 4H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.86-2.96(m, 1H), 2.99(t, 2H, J=6.0 Hz),5.32(s, 1H), 6.89(br, 2H), 7.42(d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.57-7.65(m, 2H),7.73(d, 1H, J=1.9 Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 19

225-226 1.05-1.19(m, 2H), 1.37-1.51(m, 2H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.60-1.66(m,1H), 1.71-1.87(m, 5H), 1.95-2.02(m, 1H), 2.24(s, 3H), 2.89-2.96(m, 1H),3.09-3.15(m, 1H), 3.20-3.31(m, 4H), 3.85-3.91(m, 2H), 4.97(d, 1H, J=4.0Hz), 6.90(brs, 2H), 7.40(d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 7.62(d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz),7.72(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 6- 20

247-248 1.07-1.21(m, 2H), 1.44-1.55(m, 2H), 1.65(s, 6H), 1.70-1.90(m,5H), 2.16(d, 2H, J=8.0 Hz), 2.89-2.98(m, 1H), 7.45(d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz),7.49 and 7.83(brs, 2H), 7.69(dd, 1H, J=8.0, 4.0 Hz), 7.80(d, 1H, J=4.0Hz), 12.04(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 6- 21

>250 1.06-1.19(m, 2H), 1.41-1.55(m, 2H), 1.66(s, 6H), 1.68-1.75(m, 1H),1.77-1.89(m, 4H), 2.91-3.01(m, 1H), 3.05(d, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.56(dd, 2H,J=9.0, 9.0 Hz), 4.27(dd, 2H, J=9.0, 6.0 Hz), 7.44(d, 1H, J=6.0 Hz),7.71(dd, 1H, J=6.0, 3.0 Hz), 7.82(d, 1H, J=3.0 Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6-22

147(dec.) 1.01-1.14(m, 2H), 1.38-1.53(m, 3H), 1.65(s, 6H), 1.78-1.88(m,4H), 2.88(t, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 2.88-2.98(m, 2H), 5.34(brs, 2H), 6.00(t, 1H,J=4.5 Hz), 7.45(d, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 7.70(dd, 1H, J=9.0, 3.0 Hz), 7.81(d,1H, J=3.0 Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 23

160-166 0.99-1.13(m, 2H), 1.36-1.51(m, 3H), 1.58(s, 6H), 1.76-1.90(m,4H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.86-3.01(m, 1H), 2.88(t, 2H, J=5.8 Hz), 5.34(s, 2H),5.99(t, 1H, J=5.8 Hz), 6.89(br, 2H), 7.42(d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.63(dd, 1H,J=1.9, 8.3 Hz), 7.73(d, 1H, J=1.9 Hz) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 6- 24

213-216 0.99-1.18(m, 2H), 1.33-1.62(m, 3H), 1.65(s, 6H), 1.77-1.89(m,4H), 2.87-2.98(m, 1H), 3.03(t, 2H, J=6.0 Hz), 3.81(d, 2H, J=6.0 Hz),5.42(t, 1H, J=6.0 Hz), 7.44(d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.52(br, 1H), 7.66-7.73(m,1H), 7.69(d, 1H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.78(br, 1H), 7.81(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz6- 25

236-237 1.16-1.26(m, 2H), 1.43-1.53(m, 2H), 1.65(s, 6H), 1.73-1.87(m,5H), 2.44(d, 2H, J=8.0 Hz), 2.92-2.99(m, 1H), 7.43(d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz),7.69(dd, 1H, J=8.0, 4.0 Hz), 7.81(d, 1H, J=4.0 Hz) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz

[0293] TABLE 7 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 7

>225 1.04-1.19(m, 2H), 1.39-1.55(m, 2H), 1.49(s, 6H), 1.65-1.89(m, 5H),2.14(d, 2H, J=7.2 Hz), 2.21(s, 3H), 2.42-2.52(m, 1H), 6.55(s, 1H),6.78(br, 2H), 7.23(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.27(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 12.01(s, 1H)DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 7- 2

1.05-1.22(m, 2H), 1.13(s, 3H), 1.21(s, 3H), 1.36-1.52(m, 2H),1.65-1.86(m, 5H), 2.14(d, 2H, J=6.8 Hz), 2.20(s, 3H), 2.38-2.70(m, 3H),2.98-3.04(m, 1H), 6.45(br, 2H), 7.18(d, 2H, J=8.3 Hz), 7.22(d, 2H, J=8.3Hz), 11.99(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 7- 3

>250 1.50(s, 6H), 2.32(s, 3H), 6.56(s, 1H), 6.88(br, 2H), 7.20(d, 2H,J=8.4 Hz), 7.26(d, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 7.95(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 300 MHz 7- 4

8.09(s, 1H), 7.33(bs, 2H), 7.30(d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.26(d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H),6.61(s, 1H), 2.47(m, 1H), 2.15(d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 1.82(m, 4H), 1.74(m,1H), 1.55(s, 6H), 1.51(m, 2H), 1.13(m, 2H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 7- 5

8.14(s, 1H), 7.50(bs, 2H), 7.20(m, 3H), 6.61(s, 1H), 2.86(t, J=7.2 Hz,2H), 2.17(d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.96(t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 1.71(m, 1H), 1.67(m,2H), 1.63(m, 3H), 1.56(s, 6H), 1.50(m, 2H), 1.22(m, 2H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz

[0294] TABLE 9 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 9

1.24(d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.25-1.30(m, 2H), 1.48-1.59(m, 3H), 1.71(s, 6H),1.91-2.00(m, 4H), 2.36-2.40(m, 1H), 2.46(s, 3H), 2.51-2.57(m, 1H),7.27(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.55(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H) CDCl3 9- 2

9- 3

1.10-1.20(m, 2H), 1.42-1.90(m, 13H), 2.17(d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.45-2.60(m,1H), 7.34(d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.36(brs, 1H), 7.71(d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.74(brs,1H), 12.04(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6

[0295] TABLE 10 New Ex. No. MOLSTRUCTURE m p NMR(δ) solvent 10

0.85(t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.05-2.02(m, 19H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.30(d, J=7.8Hz, 2H), 7.66(d, J=7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.95(s, 1H), 12.05(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400MHz 10- 2

1.78-1.85(m, 9H), 1.96-2.07(m, 1H), 2.35-2.48(m, 4H), 2.86-2.93(m, 2H),3.03-4.02(m, 1H), 3.82(brd, J=12 Hz, 1H), 5.81(s, 1H), 7.19(d, J=8.0 Hz,1H), 7.36-7.40(m, 2H), 8.17(s, 1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 3

1.06(s, 6H), 1.14-1.22(m, 2H), 1.40-1.46(m, 2H), 1.61-1.75(m, 10H),1.82-1.85(m, 2H), 7.3(brs, 2H), 7.31(d, J=7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.64(d, J=7.7 Hz,2H), 7.99(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 4

0.87-0.93(m, 1H), 0.97(t, J=4.9 Hz, 1H), 1.02-1.10(m, 1H), 1.20-1.31(m,1H), 1.48(dd, J=5.4 Hz, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 1.57-1.85(m, 10H), 1.91-1.98(m,1H), 2.63-2.72(m, 1H), 7.29(d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.69(d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H),8.05(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 5

0.75(m, 2H), 0.99(m, 2H), 1.38-1.62(m, 12H), 1.68-1.87(m, 4H), 6.97(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.63(d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.94(s, 1H),12.00(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 6

1.25-1.55(m, 4H), 1.59(s, 6H), 1.62-1.72(m, 3H), 1.80-1.87(m, 2H),2.43-2.55(m, 1H), 3.82(br s, 1H), 5.05(brs, 1H), 6.98(brs, 2H), 7.31(d,J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.64(d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.94(s, 1H), 12.03(brs, 1H)DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 7

1.5-1.85(m, 6H), 1.80(s, 6H), 2.06(m, 2H), 2.22(m, 2H), 2.72-2.90(m,2H), 5.67(s, 1H), 7.20-7.5(m, 2H), 7.51(d, J=6.2 Hz, 2H), 7.84(d, J=6.2Hz, 2H), 8.18(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 8

1.5-1.85(m, 6H), 1.78(s, 6H), 2.0-2.1(m, 2H), 2.2-2.3(m, 2H),2.75-2.95(m, 2H), 5.94(s, 1H), 7.10-7.2(m, 1H), 7.50(d, J=5.5 Hz, 2H),7.83(d, J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 8.12(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 9

1.50-1.85(m, 6H), 1.77(s, 6H), 2.0-2.1(m, 2H), 2.2-2.3(m, 2H),2.65-2.85(m, 2H), 5.30(s, 1H), 7.10-7.20(m, 1H), 7.49(d, J=6.1 Hz, 2H),7.81(d, J=6.1 Hz, 2H), 8.11(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 10

1.05-1.20(m, 2H), 1.35-2.07(m, 15H), 2.15(d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H, major isomeronly), 2.28(d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H, minor isomer only), 2.77-2.80(m, 2H),5.97(br s, 2H), 7.03(d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.30(m, 2H), 7.97(s, 1H)CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 11

1.05-1.17(m, 8H), 1.35-1.71(m, 17H), 2.02(d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 6.37(brs,2H), 7.13-7.21(m, 2H), 7.31(s, 1H), 7.88(s, 1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 12

0.72-0.76(m, 2H), 0.99-1.03(m, 2H), 1.40-1.82(m, 19H), 2.75(t, J=6.0Hz), 7.15(brs, 2H), 7.36(s, 1H), 7.46(s, 2H), 7.99(s, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400MHz 10- 13

1.23(s, 6H), 1.21-1.45(m, 4H), 1.55-1.85(m, 7H), 1.81(s, 6H), 2.06(m,2H), 2.96(m, 2H), 7.25(m, 1H), 7.51-7.54(m, 3H), 12.0(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz 10- 14

1.06(s, 6H), 1.15-1.26(m, 2H), 1.42-1.51(m, 2H), 1.60-1.66(m, 7H),1.68-1.73(m, 2H), 1.82-1.89(m, 2H), 2.34(s, 3H), 2.50-2.53(m, 1H),7.31(d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 7.55(brs, 2H), 7.66(d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H) DMSO-d6, 400MHz 10- 15

1.06(d, J=5.6 Hz, 3H), 1.13-1.24(m, 2H), 1.42-1.53(m, 2H), 1.54-1.60(m,7H), 1.71-1.92(m, 4H), 2.19(quin, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 2.51-2.58(m, 1H),7.32(d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 7.69(d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 12.06(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6,400 MHz 10- 16

1.23(s, 6H), 1.20-1.50(m, 3H), 1.55-1.85(m, 7H), 1.80(s, 6H), 2.06(m,2H), 2.65(s, 3H), 2.96(m, 2H), 6.50(bs, 1H), 7.25(m, 1H), 7.51-7.54(m,2H), 10.75(brs, 1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 17

1.24(d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H), 1.20-1.50(m, 3H), 1.55-1.85(m, 7H), 1.75(s, 6H),2.05(m, 2H), 2.48(m, 1H), 2.96(m, 2H), 5.76(brs, 1H), 7.15-7.25(m, 3H),7.45-7.50(m, 1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 18

1.12-1.22(m, 5H), 1.46-1.54(m, 2H), 1.60(s, 6H), 1.75-1.88(m, 5H),2.16(d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.45-2.53(m, 1H), 3.42-3.48(m, 2H), 7.40(brs,2H), 7.31(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.63(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 12.05(brs, 1H)DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 19

0.84-0.89(m, 2H), 1.27-1.33(m, 2H), 1.44-1.53(m, 5H), 1.76(s, 6H),1.84-1.90(m, 2H), 1.94-2.01(m, 2H), 2.55-2.62(m, 1H), 5.75(brs, 2H),7.29(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.58(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 20

1.23(s, 6H), 1.25-1.55(m, 5H), 1.76(s, 6H), 1.83-1.89(m, 2H),1.98-2.04(m, 2H), 2.52-2.60(m, 1H), 5.70(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, J=8.0 Hz,2H), 7.58(d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 21

0.83-0.88(m, 2H), 1.27-1.31(m, 2H), 1.47-1.60(m, 5H), 1.72(s, 6H),1.85-1.91(m, 2H), 1.93-2.00(m, 2H), 2.44(s, 3H), 2.55-2.62(m, 1H),6.13(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.56(d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H) CDCl3, 400MHz 10- 22

1.11-1.22(m, 2H), 1.43-1.51(m, 13H), 2.16(d, J=5.3 Hz, 2H), 2.34(s, 3H),2.35(s, 3H), 2.62-2.74(m, 1H), 7.29(d, J=6.5 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.52(m, 4H)DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 23

1.08-1.21(m, 11H), 1.42-1.53(m, 2H), 1.69-87(m, 5H), 2.15(d, J=7.2 Hz,2H), 2.42-2.52(m, 3H), 4.07(s, 1H), 5.10(s, 1H), 6.14(s, 2H), 7.26(d,J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.37(d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 12.05(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz10- 24

0.88(m, 2H), 1.3(m, 2H), 1.50-1.99(m, 10H), 1.79(s, 6H), 2.1(m, 2H),2.65(s, 3H), 2.96(m, 2H), 6.5(brs, 1H), 7.15-7.25(m, 1H), 7.45-7.50(m,2H), 10.5(brs, 1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 25

0.76(m, 2H), 1.02(m, 2H), 1.45-1.83(m, 10H), 1.7(s, 6H), 2.0(m, 2H),2.95(m, 2H), 3.33(m, 1H), 7.15-7.25(m, 1H), 7.45-7.50(m, 2H), 12.0(brs,1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 26

1.0(m, 2H), 1.23(s, 6H), 1.20-1.50(m, 3H), 1.55-1.85(m, 6H), 1.76(s,6H), 2.06(m, 2H), 2.95(m, 2H), 5.91(brs, 1H), 7.15-7.25(m, 2H),7.45-7.50(m, 1H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 27

0.86(t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.05-1.12(m, 2H), 1.33-1.60(m, 10H), 1.70-2.04(m,6H), 2.25(s, 3H), 2.45-2.52(m, 1H), 6.80(brs, 2H), 7.29(d, J=8.4 Hz,2H), 7.62(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 28

0.99(t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.25-1.25(m, 18H), 2.50-2.60(m, 1H), 5.76(brs,2H), 7.29(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.58(d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H) CDCl3, 400 MHz 10- 29

0.90-1.05(m, 1H), 1.10-1.28(m, 2H), 1.40-1.50(m, 2H), 1.57(s, 6H),1.60-1.70(m, 2H), 1.80-1.90(m, 2H), 1.90(s, 2H), 2.24(s, 3H),2.35-2.50(m, 1H), 6.81(brs, 2H), 7.21(d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.60(d, J=8.2Hz, 2H), 11.9(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10- 30

1.05(d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.10-1.26(m, 2H), 1.41-1.51(m, 2H), 1.52-2.01(m,7H), 1.71-1.87(m, 4H), 2.15-2.22(m, 1H), 2.39(s, 3H), 2.44-2.50(m, 1H),6.65(s, 1H), 7.30(Abq, J=8.0 Hz 2H), 8.0(brs, 2H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz 10-31

1.05(d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.10-1.25(m, 2H), 1.41-1.62(m, 9H), 1.71-1.88(m,4H), 2.14-2.21(m, 1H), 2.42-2.50(m, 1H), 6.58(s, 1H), 7.03(brs, 2H),7.27(Abq, J=7.9 Hz, 2H), 12.0(brs, 1H) DMSO-d6, 400 MHz

Example 10

[0296] This example describes assays that may be used to identifycompounds having DGAT activity.

[0297] Numerous in vitro assay systems may be used to determine themodulation of DGAT activity. Examples of such assay systems utilizeinsect cell over-expression systems, tissue microsome preparations andcell culture. In the insect cell over-expression and tissue microsomepreparation assay systems, the system itself provides the enzyme sourcefor activity measurements. Such measurements are generally conductedusing radiolabeled substrate, wherein the radiolabeled product that isgenerated is subsequently resolved by thin layer chromatography (TLC)(see, e.g., Cases, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (1998) 95:13018 andCases, et al., J. Biol. Chem. (2001) 276:38870).

[0298] By comparison, cell culture-based assay systems measureintracellular synthesis of triglyceride by incubating living cells withradiolabeled fatty acid. The radiolabeled fatty acid is utilized intriglyceride biosynthesis. Triglycerides can then be extracted from thecells using organic solvent and resolved by thin layer chromatography todetermine the level of radiolabel incorporation as a measure of enzymeactivity (see e.g., Cases, et al., J. Biol. Chem. (2001) 276:38870).

[0299] Cell-Based Assays

[0300] In a preferred cellular assay, human colon tumor CaCO2, humanhepatoma HepG2, or mouse adipocyte 3T3-L1 cells (undifferentiated ordifferentiated as described below) are cultured to confluency in 24 wellplates. The medium is replaced with serum-free medium and the cellsincubated for a further 24-48 h. Next, medium is replaced withserum-free medium containing 400 μM oleic acid (complexed with BSA, 2:1mole:mole) and compound at varying doses in a final volume of 200 μL perwell. Cells are incubated for 30 min. before adding 0.1 μCi of ¹⁴C oleicacid directly to the cells and the incubation continued for 10-30 min.depending on the cell type. Cells are washed two times with 1 mL PBS andair dried at 37° C. for 10 min. Cell lipids are extracted with 0.5 mLhexane:isopropyl alcohol (3:2 v/v) for 5 min. twice. Lipid extracts areevaporated to dryness and used for TLC using hexane:ethyl ether:aceticacid (80:20:1 v/v) as solvent. The radioactive bands are visualized andquantified by exposure to X-ray film or phosphorimager screen.

[0301] 3T3-L1 cell differentiation into adipocytes is induced byincubating confluent cells in medium containing 10% serum, insulin (10μg/mL), dexamethasone (1 μM), isobutylmethyl xanthine (IBMX, 0.5 mM),and tri-iodothyronine (T3, 10 nM). After 2 days, cells are maintained inserum, insulin, T3, and BRL49653 (1 μM) containing medium for 4-10 days.

[0302] Biochemical Assays

[0303] A preferred assay that may be used for identifying DGATinhibitors involves a high throughput screening Scintillation ProximityAssay (SPA). In such an assay human DGAT1 is cloned from a human livercDNA library. PCR is used to add a restriction site and flag epitope atthe most 5′ end and a restriction site at the 3′ end of the sequence.Thereafter, human flagtag (FT) DGAT1 baculovirus may be generated usinga Bac-to-Bac Baculovirus Expression System® (Invitrogen). Insect cells(e.g., sf9, sf2 1, or High Five) are infected for 24 to 72 h andcollected by centrifugation. Cell pellets are resuspended inhomogenization buffer and lysed using a homogenization device, such as aMicrofluidizer. Total cell membranes are collected byultracentrifugation at 45,000 rpm for 1 h.

[0304] A small aliquot (0.2 μg/well) of membrane is incubated with 10 μMcompound or mercuric chloride (as positive control for inhibition) inthe presence of enzyme substrate, dioleoyl glycerol (200 μM) in 384 wellplates, final volume 50 gL per well. The reaction is started by theaddition of radioactive substrate, ¹⁴C acyl coenzyme A (25 μM, such asdecanoyl CoA, palmitoyl CoA, oleoyl CoA), and incubated at roomtemperature for 2 h. The reaction is stopped by adding Wheat GermAgglutinin (WGA) SPA beads (0.2 mg) in mercuric chloride. Cell membranesare allowed to couple to the beads overnight. The signal can be measuredusing, for example, a Chemiluminescence Image Plate Reader (CLIPR) orTopCount device.

[0305] Compounds of the present invention assessed by theabove-described assay were found to have DGAT-inhibiting activity. SeeTable 11 below. TABLE 11 Example hDGAT1 IC₅₀* 1 + 1-2 + 1-3 + 1-4 +1-5 + 1-6 + 1-7 + 1-8 + 1-9 + 1-10 + 1-11 + 1-12 + 1-13 + 1-14 + 1-15 +1-16 + 1-17 + 1-18 + 1-19 + 1-20 + 1-21 + 1-22 + 1-23 + 1-24 + 1-25 +1-26 + 1-27 + 1-28 + 1-29 + 1-30 + 1-31 + 1-32 + 1-33 + 1-34 + 1-35 +1-36 + 1-37 + 2 +++ 2-2 ++ 2-3 ++ 2-4 +++ 2-5 ++ 2-6 ++ 2-7 ++ 2-8 +2-9 + 2-10 + 2-11 + 2-12 + 2-13 + 2-14 + 2-15 + 2-16 + 2-17 + 2-18 ++2-19 + 2-20 + 2-21 + 2-22 + 2-23 + 2-24 + 2-25 + 2-26 ++ 2-27 + 2-28 +2-29 + 2-30 + 2-31 + 2-32 + 2-33 ++ 2-34 ++ 2-35 + 2-36 ++ 2-37 + 2-38 +2-39 + 2-40 +++ 2-41 + 2-42 ++ 2-43 ++ 2-44 ++ 2-45 ++ 2-46 ++ 2-47 ++2-48 ++ 2-49 ++ 2-50 ++ 2-51 ++ 2-52 ++ 2-53 ++ 2-54 ++ 2-55 ++ 2-58 ++2-59 ++ 2-60 ++ 2-61 ++ 2-62 ++ 2-63 ++ 2-64 ++ 2-65 +++ 2-66 + 2-67 ++2-68 + 2-69 +++ 2-70 ++ 2-71 + 2-72 ++ 2-73 ++ 2-74 +++ 2-75 + 2-76 ++2-77 ++ 2-78 ++ 2-79 ++ 2-80 ++ 2-81 + 2-82 + 2-83 + 2-84 + 2-85 +2-86 + 2-87 + 2-88 + 2-89 + 2-90 + 2-91 ++ 2-92 ++ 2-93 ++ 2-94 ++ 2-95++ 2-96 ++ 2-97 ++ 2-98 ++ 2-99 ++ 2-100 ++ 2-101 ++ 2-102 ++ 2-103 ++2-104 ++ 2-105 ++ 2-106 ++ 2-107 +++ 2-108 ++ 2-109 ++ 2-110 ++ 2-111 ++2-112 ++ 2-113 ++ 2-114 ++ 2-115 + 2-116 ++ 2-117 ++ 2-118 ++ 2-119 ++2-120 ++ 2-121 ++ 2-122 ++ 2-123 ++ 2-124 ++ 2-125 +++ 2-126 ++ 2-127 ++2-128 ++ 2-129 ++ 2-130 ++ 2-131 ++ 2-132 ++ 2-133 ++ 2-134 +++ 2-135 ++2-136 ++ 2-137 +++ 2-138 ++ 2-139 ++ 2-140 ++ 2-141 ++ 2-142 ++ 2-143+++ 2-144 ++ 2-145 ++ 2-146 ++ 2-147 ++ 2-148 +++ 2-149 ++ 2-150 ++2-151 +++ 2-152 ++ 2-153 +++ 2-154 ++ 2-155 ++ 2-156 ++ 2-157 +++ 2-158++ 2-159 ++ 2-160 ++ 2-161 ++ 2-162 ++ 2-163 ++ 2-164 ++ 2-165 ++ 2-166++ 2-167 ++ 2-168 ++ 2-169 ++ 2-170 ++ 2-171 + 2-172 ++ 2-173 ++ 2-174++ 2-175 ++ 2-176 ++ 2-177 ++ 2-178 ++ 2-179 ++ 2-180 ++ 2-181 ++ 2-182++ 2-183 ++ 2-184 ++ 2-185 ++ 2-186 ++ 2-187 +++ 2-188 ++ 2-189 ++ 2-190++ 2-191 +++ 2-192 +++ 2-193 ++ 2-194 ++ 2-195 ++ 2-196 ++ 2-197 ++2-198 ++ 2-200 +++ 2-201 +++ 2-202 ++ 2-203 ++ 2-204 ++ 2-205 ++ 2-206++ 2-207 ++ 2-208 ++ 2-209 ++ 2-210 ++ 2-211 ++ 2-212 +++ 2-213 ++ 2-214+++ 2-215 ++ 2-216 ++ 2-217 ++ 2-218 ++ 2-219 ++ 2-220 ++ 2-221 +2-222 + 2-223 + 2-224 + 2-225 + 2-226 + 2-227 + 2-228 + 2-229 + 2-230 ++2-232 ++ 2-233 + 2-234 ++ 2-235 ++ 2-236 ++ 2-237 ++ 2-238 + 2-239 +2-240 ++ 2-241 ++ 2-242 + 2-243 ++ 2-244 ++ 2-245 ++ 2-246 ++ 2-247 ++2-248 ++ 2-249 ++ 2-250 ++ 2-251 ++ 2-252 ++ 2-253 +++ 2-254 ++ 2-255 ++2-256 ++ 2-257 ++ 2-258 ++ 2-259 ++ 2-260 ++ 2-261 ++ 2-262 ++ 2-263 +++2-264 ++ 3 ++ 3-2 + 3-3 + 4 + 4-2 + 4-3 + 4-4 ++ 4-5 + 4-6 + 4-7 + 5 +5-2 + 5-3 + 6 +++ 6-2 ++ 6-3 ++ 6-4 + 6-8 ++ 6-9 +++ 6-10 ++ 6-11 ++6-12 +++ 6-13 +++ 6-14 ++ 6-15 ++ 6-16 + 6-17 + 6-18 ++ 6-19 ++ 6-20 +++6-21 ++ 6-22 ++ 6-23 ++ 6-24 ++ 6-25 ++ 7 ++ 7-2 ++ 7-3 + 7-4 ++ 7-5 ++8 +++ 8-2 ++ 8-3 ++ 8-4 ++ 8-5 ++ 8-6 ++ 8-7 +++ 9 ++ 9-2 ++ 9-3 +++ 10+++ 10-2 ++ 10-3 +++ 10-4 ++ 10-5 ++ 10-6 ++ 10-7 ++ 10-8 ++ 10-9 ++10-10 +++ 10-11 ++ 10-12 ++ 10-13 +++ 10-14 ++ 10-15 +++ 10-16 ++ 10-17+++ 10-18 ++ 10-19 ++ 10-20 ++ 10-21 ++ 10-22 ++ 10-23 ++ 10-24 ++ 10-25++ 10-26 ++ 10-27 ++ 10-28 +++ 10-29 ++ 10-30 ++ 10-31 ++

[0306] All publications and patent applications cited in thisspecification are herein incorporated by reference as if each individualpublication or patent application were specifically and individuallyindicated to be incorporated by reference. Although the foregoinginvention has been described in some detail by way of illustration andexample for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be readilyapparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the teachingsof this invention that certain changes and modifications may be madethereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof,wherein X is selected from the group consisting of C(R¹) and N; Y isselected from the group consisting of C(R¹), C(R²)(R²), N and N(R²); Zis selected from the group consisting of O and S; W¹ is a substituted orunsubstituted member selected from the group consisting ofcyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; W² is asubstituted or unsubstituted member selected from the group consistingof cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; L¹is selected from the group consisting of a bond, (C₁-C₄)alkylene,(C₂-C₄)alkenylene, O and N(R^(a))C(O); L² is selected from the groupconsisting of a bond, O, (C₁-C₄)alkylene, (C₂-C₄)alkenylene,(C₁-C₄)heteroalkylene and N(R^(a))C(O); the subscript m is 0 or 1;optionally, when m is 1 and L² is a bond, a substituent on W² may becombined with a substituent on W¹ to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ringfused to W¹ and spiro or fused to W², wherein said ring is saturated orunsaturated and has 0, 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from the groupconsisting of N, O and S as ring members; each R¹ is independentlyselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, C(O)R^(a),CO₂R^(a) and C(O)NR^(a)R^(b); each R² is independently selected from thegroup consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b), aryl andaryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; R³ and R⁴ are independently selected from the groupconsisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b) and (C₁-C₄)alkylene-OR^(a);optionally, R³ and R⁴ may be combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-memberedspiro ring; optionally, R², R³ or R⁴ may be combined with W¹ to form a5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ring having from 0 to 3 heteroatoms selectedfrom the group consisting of N, O and S; R⁵ and R⁶ are independentlyselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C8)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a); optionally, R⁵ and R⁶ may becombined with the nitrogen atom to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring;optionally, when X is C(R¹) or when Y includes an R¹ or R² group, R⁵ orR⁶ may be combined with R¹ or R2 to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered fusedring containing the nitrogen atom to which R⁵ or R⁶ is attached; R⁷ isselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₂-C₈)alkenyl (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a), OR^(a) and NR^(a)R^(b);optionally, when X is C(R¹), R⁷ may be combined with R¹ to form a 5-, 6-or 7-membered fused ring; each R^(a) and R^(b) is independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; and thedotted line indicates an optional bond; with the proviso that saidcompound is other than

wherein R⁸ is selected from the group consisting of H, NO₂, Cl, methoxy,methyl and phenyl.
 2. A compound of claim 1, wherein X is N.
 3. Acompound of claim 2, wherein Z is O.
 4. A compound of claim 3, whereinL¹ is a bond and Wis a substituted or unsubstituted member selected fromthe group consisting of benzene, pyridine, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole,benzoxazole, benzthiazole, benzofuran, benzothiophene,(C₄-C₇)cycloalkane, (C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthaleneand indane.
 5. A compound of claim 4, wherein W¹ is a substituted orunsubstituted member selected from the group consisting of benzene,pyridine , thiophene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene and indane.
 6. Acompound of claim 5, wherein the subscript m is
 1. 7. A compound ofclaim 5, wherein the subscript m is 1 and L² is a bond.
 8. A compound ofclaim 7, wherein W² is a substituted or unsubstituted member selectedfrom the group consisting of benzene, pyridine, (C₄-C₇)cycloalkane,(C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine and morpholine.9. A compound of claim 4, wherein R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a).10. A compound of claim 9, wherein R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 11. A compound of claim10, wherein R³ and R⁴ are independently selected from the groupconsisting of H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 12. A compound of claim 11, wherein R⁷is selected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, OH and NR^(a)R^(b) wherein R^(a) and R^(b) areindependently selected from the group consisting of H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.13. A compound of claim 11, wherein R⁷ is H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl orhalo(C₁-C₄)alkyl.
 14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising apharmaceutically acceptable excipient and a compound of formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof,wherein X is selected from the group consisting of C(R¹) and N; Y isselected from the group consisting of C(R¹), C(R²)(R²), N and N(R²); Zis selected from the group consisting of O and S; W¹ is a substituted orunsubstituted member selected from the group consisting ofcyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; W² is asubstituted or unsubstituted member selected from the group consistingof cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; L¹is selected from the group consisting of a bond, (C₁-C₄)alkylene,(C₂-C₄)alkenylene, O and N(R^(a))C(O); L² is selected from the groupconsisting of a bond, O, (C₁-C₄)alkylene, (C₂-C₄)alkenylene,(C₁-C₄)heteroalkylene and N(R^(a))C(O); the subscript m is 0 or 1;optionally, when m is 1 and L² is a bond, a substituent on W² may becombined with a substituent on W¹ to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ringfused to W¹ and spiro or fused to W², wherein said ring is saturated orunsaturated and has 0, 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from the groupconsisting of N, O and S as ring members; each R¹ is independentlyselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, C(O)R^(a),CO₂R^(a) and C(O)NR^(a)R^(b); each R² is independently selected from thegroup consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b), aryl andaryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; R³ and R⁴ are independently selected from the groupconsisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b) and (C₁-C₄)alkylene-OR^(a);optionally, R³ and R⁴ may be combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-memberedspiro ring; optionally, R², R³ or R⁴ may be combined with W¹ to form a5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ring having from 0 to 3 heteroatoms selectedfrom the group consisting of N, O and S; R⁵ and R⁶ are independentlyselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a); optionally, R⁵ and R⁶ may becombined with the nitrogen atom to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring;optionally, when X is C(R¹) or when Y includes an R¹ or R² group, R⁵ orR⁶ may be combined with R¹ or R² to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered fusedring containing the nitrogen atom to which R⁵ or R⁶ is attached; R⁷ isselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a), OR^(a) and NR^(a)R^(b);optionally, when X is C(R¹), R⁷ may be combined with R¹ to form a 5-, 6-or 7-membered fused ring; each R^(a) and R^(b) is independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; and thedotted line indicates an optional bond; with the proviso that saidcompound is other than

wherein R⁸ is selected from the group consisting of H, NO₂, Cl, methoxy,methyl and phenyl.
 15. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 14, whereinX is N.
 16. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 15, wherein Z is O.17. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 16, wherein L¹ is a bond andW¹ is a substituted or unsubstituted member selected from the groupconsisting of benzene, pyridine, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole,benzoxazole, benzthiazole, benzofuran, benzothiophene,(C₄-C₇)cycloalkane, (C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthaleneand indane.
 18. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 17, wherein W¹ isa substituted or unsubstituted member selected from the group consistingof benzene, pyridine, thiophene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene andindane.
 19. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 18, wherein thesubscript m is
 1. 20. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 18, whereinthe subscript m is 1 and L² is a bond.
 21. A pharmaceutical compositionof claim 20, wherein W² is a substituted or unsubstituted memberselected from the group consisting of benzene, pyridine,(C₄-C₇)cycloalkane, (C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, pyrrolidine, piperidine,piperazine and morpholine.
 22. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 17,wherein R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selected from the group consistingof H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a).
 23. A pharmaceuticalcomposition of claim 22, wherein R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 24. A pharmaceuticalcomposition of claim 23, wherein R³ and R⁴ are independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 25. A pharmaceuticalcomposition of claim 24, wherein R⁷ is selected from the groupconsisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, OH and NR^(a)R^(b)wherein R^(a) and R^(b) are independently selected from the groupconsisting of H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 26. A pharmaceutical composition ofclaim 24, wherein R⁷ is H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl or halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl.
 27. Amethod of treating a disease or condition selected from the groupconsisting of obesity, diabetes, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, cachexia,syndrome X, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia,hyperinsulinemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia,mixed dyslipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, nonalcoholic fatty liverdisease, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, acute heart failure,congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy,myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, hypertension, hypotension,stroke, ischemia, ischemic reperfusion injury, aneurysm, restenosis,vascular stenosis, solid tumors, skin cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, breastcancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, esophagealcancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer,bladder cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, testicular cancer andovarian cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof aneffective amount of a compound of formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof,wherein X is selected from the group consisting of C(R¹) and N; Y isselected from the group consisting of C(R¹), C(R²)(R²), N and N(R²); Zis selected from the group consisting of O and S; W¹ is a substituted orunsubstituted member selected from the group consisting ofcyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; W² is asubstituted or unsubstituted member selected from the group consistingof cyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, heterocyclo(C₃-C₈)alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl; L¹is selected from the group consisting of a bond, (C₁-C₄)alkylene,(C₂-C₄)alkenylene, O and N(R^(a))C(O); L² is selected from the groupconsisting of a bond, O, (C₁-C₄)alkylene, (C₂-C₄)alkenylene,(C₁-C₄)heteroalkylene and N(R^(a))C(O); the subscript m is 0 or 1;optionally, when m is 1 and L² is a bond, a substituent on W² may becombined with a substituent on W¹ to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ringfused to W¹ and spiro or fused to W², wherein said ring is saturated orunsaturated and has 0, 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from the groupconsisting of N, O and S as ring members;. each R¹ is independentlyselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl, C(O)R^(a),CO₂R^(a) and C(O)NR^(a)R^(b); each R² is independently selected from thegroup consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b), aryl andaryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; R³ and R⁴ are independently selected from the groupconsisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl,C(O)R^(a), CO₂R^(a), C(O)NR^(a)R^(b) and (C₁-C₄)alkylene-OR^(a);optionally, R³ and R⁴ may be combined to form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-memberedspiro ring; optionally, R², R³ or R⁴ may be combined with W¹ to form a5-, 6- or 7-membered fused ring having from 0 to 3 heteroatoms selectedfrom the group consisting of N,O and S; R⁵ and R⁶ are independentlyselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a); optionally, R⁵ and R⁶ may becombined with the nitrogen atom to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring;optionally, when X is C(R¹) or when Y includes an R¹ or R² group, R⁵ orR⁶ may be combined with R¹ or R² to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered fusedring containing the nitrogen atom to which R⁵ or R⁶ is attached; R⁷ isselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl,(C₂-C₈)alkenyl, (C₂-C₈)alkynyl, C(O)R^(a), OR^(a) and NR^(a)R^(b);optionally, when X is C(R¹), R⁷ may be combined with R¹ to form a 5-, 6-or 7-membered fused ring; each R^(a) and R^(b) is independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, (C₂-C₈)alkenyl,(C₂-C₈)alkynyl, fluoro(C₁-C₈)alkyl, aryl and aryl(C₁-C₄)alkyl; and thedotted line indicates an optional bond; with the proviso that saidcompound is other than

wherein R⁸ is selected from the group consisting of H, NO₂, Cl, methoxy,methyl and phenyl.
 28. A method in accordance with claim 27, whereinsaid compound is administered orally.
 29. A method in accordance withclaim 27, wherein said compound is administered in combination with anadditional active agent.
 30. A method in accordance with claim 29,wherein said additional active agent is selected from the groupconsisting of an antihyperlipidemic agent, a plasma HDL-raising agent,an antihypercholesterolemic agent, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, anHMG-CoA synthase inhibitor, a pancreatic lipase inhibitor, SNRI,appetite suppressive agent, a PPAR modulator, a MTP inhibitor, a CETPinhibitor, a squalene epoxidase inhibitor, a squalene synthetaseinhibitor, an acyl-coenzyrne A cholesterol acyltransferase inhibitor,vitamin B₃, a cholesterol absorption inhibitor, a bile acid sequestrantanion exchange resin, a low density lipoprotein receptor inducer, afibrate, probucol, vitamin B₆, vitamin B₁₂, an anti-oxidant vitamin, aβ-blocker, an angiotensin II antagonist, an angiotensin convertingenzyme inhibitor, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a fibrinogenreceptor antagonist, aspirin, phentiramines, β₃ adrenergic receptoragonists, sulfonylureas, biguanides, α-glucosidase inhibitors, insulinsecretogogues, insulin and a hepatoprotective agent.
 31. A method inaccordance with claim 27, wherein said disease or condition is selectedfrom the group consisting of diabetes, obesity and syndrome X.
 32. Amethod in accordance with claim 27, wherein said disease or condition isobesity.
 33. A method in accordance with claim 27, wherein said diseaseis associated with DGAT.
 34. A method in accordance with claim 27,wherein said disease is mediated by DGAT.
 35. A method in accordancewith claim 27, wherein said compound interferes with the interactionbetween DGAT and a ligand.
 36. A method in accordance with claim 27,wherein said subject is selected from the group consisting of human,rat, dog, cow, horse and mouse.
 37. A method in accordance with claim27, wherein said subject is human.
 38. A method in accordance with claim27, wherein X is N.
 39. A method in accordance with claim 38, wherein Zis O.
 40. A method in accordance with claim 39, wherein L¹ is a bond andW¹ is a substituted or unsubstituted member selected from the groupconsisting of benzene, pyridine, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole,benzoxazole, benzthiazole, benzofuran, benzothiophene,(C₄-C₇)cycloalkane, (C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthaleneand indane.
 41. A method in accordance with claim 40, wherein W¹ is asubstituted or unsubstituted member selected from the group consistingof benzene, pyridine, thiophene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene andindane.
 42. A method in accordance with claim 41, wherein the subscriptm is
 1. 43. A method in accordance with claim 41, wherein the subscriptm is 1 and L² is a bond.
 44. A method in accordance with claim 43,wherein W² is a substituted or unsubstituted member selected from thegroup consisting of benzene, pyridine, (C₄-C₇)cycloalkane,(C₅-C₇)cycloalkene, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine and morpholine.45. A method in accordance with claim 40, wherein R⁵ and R⁶ areindependently selected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl,C(O)R^(a) and CO₂R^(a).
 46. A method in accordance with claim 45,wherein R⁵ and R⁶ are independently selected from the group consistingof H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 47. A method in accordance with claim 46, whereinR³ and R⁴ are independently selected from the group consisting of H and(C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 48. A method in accordance with claim 47, wherein R⁷ isselected from the group consisting of H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl, halo(C₁-C₄)alkyl,OH and NR^(a)R^(b) wherein R^(a) and R^(b) are independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H and (C₁-C₈)alkyl.
 49. A method inaccordance with claim 47, wherein R⁷ is H, (C₁-C₈)alkyl orhalo(C₁-C₄)alkyl.
 50. A compound of claim 1, selected from the groupconsisting of:


51. A compound of claim 1, selected from the group consisting of:


52. A compound having a formula selected from the group consisting ofIa, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, If and Ig.
 53. A compound having a formula selectedfrom the group consisting of Ih, Ii, Ij and Ik.
 54. A compound having aformula selected from the group consisting of II, Im, In, Io, Ip and Iq.55. A compound having a formula selected from the group consisting ofIr, Is, It, Iu, Iv, Iw, Ix and Iy.